Welcome to the October issue of StrokeNet. Steve
Mallory updates Stroke Network events. The Stroke
Network Blogs Book Club began in September. Read about
it and the new division that has already begun.
Kate Adamson reports on her recent trip to Seattle to
visit stroke survivors. Jean Guggenheimer reviews recent
stroke articles. Marty Arlen contributes a column.
October birthdays are listed. Featured bio is Georgia
Velasquez. Have a good read.
Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory
Steve reports on an exciting September. First he
reports on the Annual Golf Fundraiser held at the first
of the month. Then The Stroke Network was invited to
have a booth at a Resource Fair in Harford County, MD.
All members are invited to set up a booth at local
events. Finally, he explains Goodsearch, a search engine
which donates to not-for-profit organizations when a
search is made.
Jean reports on stroke news. Articles include a
report on a man who suffered a stroke while
piloting a plane; the relationship of stroke to
epilepsy; the relationship of stroke, sleep
apnea and age. Next there is an article about
green tea and longevity, and finally an article
is linked which tells of a congressman who
recently experienced stroke.
This month Marty strays from his humor column.
Guess he just could not resist giving a bit of
advice. Read this for a helpful link and some
ideas you may not have occurred to you.
The Stroke Network wishes a Happy Birthday to
all those born in October. Click below to see
the list of Members who have added their October
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.
Georgia stroked as a result of being hit on the
head with a large wooden box. Read her story.
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.
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.