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 Lin Wisman, Editor, LWisman@strokenet.biz Vol 6, No 12, December 2006 
In this issue...
  • Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory
  • Funeral Crashing - Aphasia Style, By Jean Riva
  • Member Creative Writing Issue Coming!!
  • Kate's Korner, By Kate Adamson
  • Stroke Newsfeed, By Jean Guggenheimer
  • Ask Uncle 007, By Marty Arlen
  • Stroke Network Members Birthdays
  • Bios: Bob Dittman and Mary Napier
  • Our Organization

  • Welcome to the December issue of StrokeNet. This the last issue for 2006. The Stroke Network wishes everyone a Happy Holiday Season. The Blogs Book Club is taking a December break. Books have been selected for January and February. Discussion on "Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs begins January 15. The club will begin discussing "Nothing is Impossubke" by Christopher Reeve on February 15th. If you need more details for ordering the books, see the voting thread on the message board in the Blog Community forum

    Steve Mallory updates Stroke Network events. Jean Riva contributes a humororous article on funeral crashing. Next there is an announcement of the Writings Issue coming in February. Kate Adamson reports on shoes and the stroke survivor. Jean Guggenheimer reviews the latest stroke news. Uncle 007 suggests ways to survive holiday parties. December birthdays are listed. Featured bios are Bob Dittman and Mary Napier. Have a good read.

    Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory

    Steve updates Stroke Network news. This includes a link to a press release concerning member Rich James, SCTI and Stem Cell Therapy. Steve reports on staff health problems which have afflicted Steve and Host Denny. We wish them both well.

    There is also a report on this month's board problems, and invitations to visit the Stroke Network Online Store and the Message Board.

    Steve's Remarks...

     

    Funeral Crashing - Aphasia Style, By Jean Riva
    Jean recently found that Don and she were crashing a funeral. Aphasia causes an interesting situation.

     

     

     

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    Member Creative Writing Issue Coming!!
    The February issue of this newsletter will feature the creative writing of Stroke Network members. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2006. Click the link below for more info.

     

     

     

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    Kate's Korner, By Kate Adamson
    This month Kate discusses the saga of shoes that work for stroke survivors, but are stylish.

     

     

     

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    Stroke Newsfeed, By Jean Guggenheimer
    Jean covers several arenas in this month's article reviewing recent stroke news in the media. Articles cover Botox, a new drug to address early stroke symptoms, and the use MRI scans to determine candidates for tPa.

    Addition topics are robots which help stroke patients, OTC drugs which help prevent stroke, young stroke survivors and medical care, and finally, notes on two celebrities.

     

     

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    Ask Uncle 007, By Marty Arlen
    This month Marty provides some ideas for attending parties. Just in time for the holiday season.

     

     

     

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    Stroke Network Members Birthdays
    The Stroke Network wishes a Happy Birthday to all those born in December. Click below to see the list of Members who have added their December 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 start page of the Message Board, select Member Links, My Controls. On the left hand side of the next screen look for the category Personal Profile. Select Edit Profile.

     

     

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    Bios: Bob Dittman and Mary Napier
    Bob is a new member of The Stroke Network. His stroke was in March 2006. Mary had a brain aneurism when she was 8 in 1963.

    Click the link below to see Bios currently in 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. Remember, bios need not be of just survivors. Any member may submit.

    Access the Gallery from the Message Board start page. Select Community Links, Gallery. 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. Should you need to find help and can't find or have deleted this letter, the instructions can be found in Members Links, FAQ on the Message Board.

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    Our Organization
    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. Contents of this newsletter may not be reprinted without the organization's permission. Please contact the editor.

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