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Greetings,
Welcome to the April issue of StrokeNet. Steve Mallory updates Stroke
Network events. Jean Riva reflects on things missed as a caregiver.
Kate Adamson reports on introduction to one handed gift wrapping and
dealing with head liceNext Marty Arlen provides some humor. April
birthdays are listed. Bil Reid's bio is featured.
Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory 
Steve reports on the status of the store, and reminds everyone to order
stroke awareness bracklets. Then he writes about changes which have
already been made to the message board and lets everyone know of changes
to expect.
Steve's
Remarks...
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Melancholy Moments: A
Caregiver's Perspective, By Jean Riva |
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Jean reflects on the things she misses as a five year caregiver for
her husband. Its sometimes the "little things" that are most
troublesome.
Do you have a reflection, therapy or recovery approach you would
like to share? Write your Caregiver/Survivor Perspective and send to
the editor.
Melancholy
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Kate's Korner, By Kate
Adamson |
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This month Kate spoke to two schools in Pennsylvania. Some students
had the opportunity to wrap gifts one handed. Kate also shares the
experience of dealing with an infestation of head lice with one
hand.
Kate's
Korner... »
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Ask Uncle 007, By Marty
Arlen |
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Marty provides humor for the Stroke Family.
Ask
Uncle 007... »
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Stroke Network Members
Birthdays |
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The Stroke Network wishes a Happy Birthday to all those born in
April. Click below to see the list of Members who have added their
March 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.'
Birthdays...
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Bio: Bill Reid |
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Bill, who had a stroke following an auto accident a year ago, is a
new member of The Stroke Network. You may have seen his posts under
his handle Budweiser.
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.
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Our Organization |
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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.
Frequently Asked
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