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Welcome to the July issue of StrokeNet. Steve Mallory updates Stroke
Network events. Lin Wisman contributes an article on curing stroke. Kate
Adamson reflects on changes since her stroke 11 years ago. Jean
Guggenheimer reviews the latest stroke news.
Next find, From the Blogs, a new StrokeNet feature. Christopher
Tobin, in this issue's View from a Survivor, shares a role of the stroke
survivor. July birthdays are listed. Featured bios are Melissa Baker,
Meredith Segal, Kathy Morelli and Brice Black. Have a good read.
Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory
This month Steve announces that the tee shirts have arrived. There
are three types - survivor, caregiver and The Stroke Network. The annual
golf tournament fundraiser is scheduled for September 8.
The Message Board Administrator's job has been split into three jobs.
Steve announces the three persons who are filling the positions.
Steve's Remarks...
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Stroke - Looking for a Cure, By Lin Wisman |
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Stroke survivors, caregivers and families are often looking for
a stroke cure. Recent Stem Cell Therapy conversations have
raised the issue. Lin reflects on the illusive search for a
stroke cure.
Looking for a Cure... »
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Kate's Korner, By Kate Adamson |
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Kate reflects on the 11th anniversary of her stroke. She talks
of the journey of moving from being locked in to being
independent. StrokeNet applauds everyone's hard work towards
recovery.
Kate's Korner... »
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Newsfeed Review, By Jean Guggenheimer |
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Jean reports on stroke news published in the media last month.
The topics covered include how late life layoffs are tied to
heart risk, the top 10 causes of death worldwide in 2001, how
salt substitutes may help hearts, an overview of triglycerides
and an article about the newest celebrity death from stroke -
Aaron Spelling.
Newsfeed Review... »
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From the Blogs |
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This new feature in StrokeNet highlights a blog entry. Sue-w
shares the experience of sending her husband, a stroke survivor,
on his own to a stroke support group. This blog illustrates the
need for survivors to participate in activities independent of
their caregiver.
From the Blogs... »
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View From a Survivor, By Christopher Tobin |
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Christopher reflects on perfection and how stroke survivors help
to expand people's perceptions.
View from a Survivor... »
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Stroke Network Members Birthdays |
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The Stroke Network wishes a Happy Birthday to all those born in
July. Click below to see the list of Members who have added
their July 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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Bios: Melissa Baker, Meredith Segal, Kathy Morelli and Brice
Black |
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Melissa is a new member. She stroked in March 2006. Meredith
(Merry) is 28 years old and stroked May 2006. Kathy stroked at
42 six years ago. Brice, who has recently become the Store
Manager for the Stroke Network, stroked in December 2005.
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.
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 are in the FAQ on the
Message Board.
Bios... »
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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.
Contents of this newsletter may not be reprinted without the
organization's permission. Please contact the editor.
Frequently Asked Questions »
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