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May is National
Stroke month in the
US. Take time to
help educate others
about stroke.
Welcome to the new
look of StrokeNet.
We hope the redesign
makes the newsletter
more readable. Your
feedback is
appreciated.
As you may be aware,
the StrokeNet
Newsletter is in the
process of adding
new staff. Thanks to
all who applied. You
will be receiving a
personal response -
please be patient. I
hope that by the
next issue we will
have addition
writers.
Remember that this
newsletter is always
looking for
articles. Do you
have a reflection
you would like to
share? Do you know
of a therapy you
would like to be
sure everyone in the
network knows about?
Send the article to
the editor.
Have a good read.
Lin Wisman
Editor StrokeNet
lwisman@strokenet.biz.
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New
Staff at The Stroke
Network
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This month The
Stroke Network
announced a number
of additions and
changes to staff.
Kim Anderson
transferred from
Chat Host to
Membership
Moderator.
David Daul (see bio
below) has taken the
the position of
Assistant Webmaster.
Ann Rogers is now a
Human Resources
Administrator.
Irene Barker has
also become a HR
Administrator.
Desi Clark has taken
the position of
Grant Administrator
To see a complete
list of staff go to
http://www.strokenetwork.net/volunteer/staff.htm
There are several
more people who have
agreed to be on
staff. Their papers
are being processed.
More
to come...
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May
is National Stroke
Month
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Remember to
Acknowledge
The National Stroke
Association has
posted a list of
ideas for
celebrating National
Stroke Month on
their web site.
Be sure to check out
the list for ideas
on how you can help
educate others about
stroke.
NSA
Stroke Month Ideas
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Book Review
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Caregiver's Handbook
By Lin Wisman
The
month the Stroke
Network Handbook is
reviewed. This
resource is free of
charge on the
website. It was
written be
experienced
Caregivers.
Caregiver's Handbook
Review...
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Stroke Newsfeed
Review
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Stroke News Last
Month
By Jean Guggenheimer
Jean reviews six articles which appeared in the news
in the last month.
Do any of these
headlines interest
you?
Stimulant Drug Abuse
Tied to Stroke Risk
New clot drugs
beckon as
replacements for
warfarin
Intravenous delivery
of clot-busting drug
is the best
intervention
Parkinson's drug may
ease stroke-related
disability.
Why should you walk?
World Health
Organization Forum
Endorses Salt
Reduction
Read the review with
links to the
articles by clicking
below.
Newsfeed Review...
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Ask 007
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A
"Not-So-Serious"
Advice Column
By Marty Arlen
Marty is
back from his annual
vacation and reports
on Florida.
For those new to
this newsletter,
Marty's monthly
column is a not so
serious humorous
reply to questions
posed by readers.
For examples of what
others have asked
see back issues at
Newsletter Archieves
To see Marty's past
columns check March
- December 2006.
Send your questions
to
marlen@strokenetwork.org.
Ask 007...
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Caregiver Stress
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Help for
Caregivers
By Kathy Bosworth
This is a
reprint of an
article first
published in this
newsletter in
October 2004. Kathy
provides a series of
11 tips as well as
referrals to
caregiver web sites.
Caregiver Stress...
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Stroke Network
Members Celebrations
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Birthdays and
Stroke Anniversaries
The
Stroke Network
congratulates all
members who have
celebrated a
birthday or stroke
anniversary this
month. Click below
to see the list we
have on file.
Members
Celebrations...
Each month
members' birthdays,
which they have
placed in their
message board
profile, are listed.
To add your
birthday, from the
home page of the
Message board,
http://www.strokeboard.net,
select Member Links,
My Controls. On the
left side of the
page look for the
category, Personal
Profile. Select Edit
Profile.
If you would like
your stroke
anniversary listed,
send to the editor
at
lwisman@strokenet.biz
Be sure to include
your username and
the month, day and
year of the stroke.
If you are not the
survivor, please
include the
survivor's first
name and your
relationship. For
example: Bill,
husband.
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Member Bios |
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Featuring David
Daul
David Daul, who
stroked in 1993,
relates his stroke
history with his
technology journey.
David is Assistant
Webmaster for The
Stroke Network.
Bios...
Remember to click
the photo to see the
bio.
If you would like your
bio featured, add to
the Member Bios
section of Gallery
on the Messge Board
or send to the
editor to add for
you.
In order to be
featured, bios,
usually stroke
stories, must be
200-1000 words. You
must include both
your first and last
name, and a picture
of yourself.
Bios are not just
for survivors, any
member can add
theirs.
Should you need to
find help, the full
instructions are in
the Message Board
FAQ. Still have
questions? Contact
the editor.
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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.
Frequently Aked
Questions
Sincerely,
Steve
Mallory, President &
CEO
The Stroke Network,
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The Stroke Network,
Inc
P.O. Box 492
Abingdon, MD 21009
Contents of this
newsletter may not
be reprinted without
the organization's
permission. Please
contact the editor.
DISCLAIMER: Articles are printed for
infomation only. For
specific advice seek
professional,
in-person advice.
Advice by staff or
members given in
this newsletter, on
the message board or
in the chat room
does not necessarily
reflect the opinions
of The Stroke
Network.
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