Welcome to the November issue of StrokeNet.
We hope you are enjoying the change of season.
Can you believe so much of 2005 is gone? The
Stroke Network welcomes Marty Arlen who has
joined the newsletter team. We look forward to
enjoying his humor. This month Marty contributes
an article on Caregivers as Heros.
Next is an article by the editor, which
reflects on the issue of the Invisible Stroke
Survivor. Kate Adamson sends greetings from the
US East coast. Jean Guggenheimer reviews the
latest stroke news from the newsfeed. Featured
bios are Jillian Winslow, Dora Jarrell, and Ruth
Morales. Enjoy your read.
Caregivers are Heroes by Marty Arlen
Marty writes about caregivers as heroes.
Read his take, as a survivor, on
caregivers. You also might enjoy this
article if you were a paste eater (or
knew one) in kindergarten.
Kate writes from the US east coast where
she is enjoying autumn colors, which she
doesn't get to enjoy in California. She
thanks those who have dropped a note to
her.
Jean draws our attention to several
articles, which appeared in the press in
the last month. Arenas covered include
detecting the likelihood of stroke by
examining eye blood vessels, a driving
simulator to help stroke survivors get
on the road again, fish as brain food,
botox, and Medicare drug assistance.
The Stroke Network wishes a Happy
Birthday to all those born in November.
Click below to see the list of Members
who have added their November birthday
to their profile.
Birthdays are listed in the Calendar
and each day the current birthdays are
listed on the Message Board. To be sure
your birthday is included on the list,
add the date to your profile. From the
home page of the Message Board, select
'My Controls', on the left hand side of
the screen look for the category
'Personal Profile.' Select 'Edit
Profile.'
Jillian Winslow had a brain aneurysm 14
years ago. She shares work she does with
Jodi House in Santa Barbara, California,
USA. Dora Jarrell stroked in September
2004. She shares some learnings about
Migraines. Ruth Morales stroked in June
2005. Her stroke can be blamed on
genetics. Ruth's bio is in the second
row in the Gallery.
When you click the link below you are
taken to the Members Bio section of The
Gallery. To access a bio, click the
photo.
If you would like to have your bio
featured, add it to the Gallery or send
it to the editor and she will add it for
you. In order to be featured you must
write a 200 - 1,000 word bio. If you do
not have a digital photo, contact the
editor.
To add yourself, from the Members Bio
section of The Gallery select New Image.
In the caption box add your entire name,
first and last. Place the bio in the
large text box in the middle of the
screen. Add a photo by selecting Upload
at the bottom of the page.
What is The Stroke Network? Where did it
come from? Who are the people that work
there? Read the FAQ if you would like to
know.
Just what is FAQ? I've seen it on the
Internet several times but I've never
understood what it stood for. What is
FAQ and why does our organization have
these letters? FAQ is an acronym for
Frequently Asked Questions. It's
basically questions that most people are
going to ask if they want to know about
your web site and service.
Our organization has a FAQ in order
to give you some background information
and insight into our organization. The
FAQ is linked from virtually every
single page on our whole web site. If
you scroll down the page and look on the
left column you will see a button with a
question mark. Click on the button and
you will be hyperlinked to our FAQ web
page.
You will learn about the formation of
our organization and it's history. You
can find out who are our partners and
learn about our basic policies. Most of
the frequently asked questions can be
found here but if you have more please
let us know. The print version of this
newsletter is available at the website.
Contents of this newsletter may not
otherwise be reprinted without the
organization's permission. Please
contact the editor.
