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Greetings,
Welcome to the June issue of StrokeNet. Steve Mallory updates Stroke
Network events. Next find a report on last weeks lecture on Stem Cell
Therapy. A number of links are provided. Kate Adamson reflects on the
issue of shoes and the stroke survivor.
Jean Guggenheimer reviews the latest stroke news. Uncle 007 provides
humorous answers to survivor issues. June birthdays are listed. Featured
bios are Diane Elliott and Michelle Thompson. Have a good read.
Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory 
Steve covers a number of topics of interest this month. The store is
doing great and will add T-shirts later in June. The Fifth Annual Golf
Fundraiser has been scheduled. Stem cell therapy is discussed. Steve
mentions the addition of a forum for brainstem strokes which has been
added to the Message Board. Finally he reminds everyone to send in their
personal bios.
Steve's
Remarks...
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Stem Cell Lecture Report, By
Lin Wisman |
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Peter K. Sidorenko, Chief Operating Officer of Stem Cell Therapy
International Corp, spoke with members of The Stroke Network in the
auditorium on May 24. This is a brief report on the lecture and
links to more nformation. If you have even wanted to know more about
stem cell therapy click below.
Stem
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Newsfeed Review, By Jean
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Jean reviews the latest stroke information. Arenas include the
consequences of delay in seeking treatment, the Vioxx controversy,
measures for reducing stoke risk, gender differences and differences
between the health of Americans and English.
Newsfeed
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Kate's Korner, By Kate
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Kate writes about Shoes and The Stroke Survivor.
Kate's
Korner... »
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Ask Uncle 007, By Marty
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Uncle 007 lists the top 10 reasons men know when it's time to go
home from the hospital. Finally he addresses the issue of diet.
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
June. Click below to see the list of Members who have added their
May 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: Diane Elliott and
Michelle Thompson |
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 Diane shares the story of her stroke which occurred in February
2005.
Michelle stroked at age 36 in October 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. 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.
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