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Greetings,
Welcome to the March issue of StrokeNet. Steve Mallory updates Stroke
Network events. Kates Korner reports on stroke survivor recovery. Jean
Guggenheimer shares the latest stroke news. Next find the first
installment of "Ask Uncle 007," the new humor column. Steve Charton shares
a poem. March birthdays are listed. Finally the bio of Billy Matthews is
featured.
Did it slip your mind to email regarding writing for this newsletter?
Would like to hear from you.
Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory 
Great news. The Stroke Network store is now open for business. Order
your Stroke Awareness bracklets now. Read this article for the URL.
Steve also reports that the entire website is now available in eight
languages. He includes instructions. A new look for the message board is
coming in April.
Finally, he reports on a new research study.
Steve's
Remarks...
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Kate's Korner, By Kate
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Kate reports on the continuing recovery of stroke survivor Judy
Ackel. She also met with fellow Stroke Network member June Campbell.
Kate's
Korner... »
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Stroke Newsfeed, By Jean
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Jean draws our attention to three articles this month. They cover
decrease in strokes, gender bias and smoking.
Stroke
Newsfeed... »
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Ask Uncle 007, By Marty
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The first installment of Ask Uncle 007, the new advice column,
appears. Click below for a few laughs.
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
March. 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: Billy
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Billy stroked in April 2005. In this bio, his partner and caregiver
Paula Holmes documents both the stroke and steps taken since towards
his recovery. Interesting read.
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.
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