August

Greetings,

Welcome the August issue of StrokeNet. It is said that August is the dog days of summer. I always find August a great time for reflection and for finding new avenues to walk down.

During the last month we enjoyed the garden. particularly tomatoes and zuchinni that is so tender it practically melts in you mouth.

Find in this issue:

Organization Highlights visiting some of the stops on The Stroke Network

An invitation to the Virtual Party celebrating summer.

Fuel for the Journey covers falling, with which many survivors are familiar.

Reflections of a Survivor explores the after effects of stroke.

Gone Fishin' is a special August treat.

Readers are invited to share their low vision learnings.

Bill Thill's story is featured.

August birthdays and anniversaries are listed.

Enjoy the August newsletter!

Lin Wisman
Editor, StrokeNet
lwisman@strokenetwork.org

Organization Highlights
By Maria Erichsen Everyone is invited to STAYCATION with The Stroke Network in August. Be sure to check out the links for Financial Assistance. There is help available. Maria also talks about the recipes website, our online store and donations. Maria Erichsen Business Operations Manager Click to Read Contact Maria at merichsen@strokenetwork.org

VIRTUAL PARTY INVITE

Stroke Network is celebrating

Celebrate your Staycation with The Stroke Network by joining other members for a Virtual Party.

Date: Friday August 21
Time: 8 pm eastern
Place: Coffee Shop

To find the coffee shop:
From the Message Board
Select Stroke Support, Chat rooms
You will arrive in the lobby of the chat rooms
Select Coffee Shop

Note: To use the chatroom you must be a member of The Stroke Network and have Java installed on your computer.

Fuel for the Journey
By Lin Mouat Falling is a problem for many stroke survivors. Lin shares her experience and offers some help. Click to Read Contact Lin at lmouat@strokenetwork.org

Reflections of a Survivor
Shattered By Brian Kahlbaugh Brian addresses the "ensuing thunder" which often follows a stroke. He shares his experiences and answers. Click to Read Contact Brian at bkahlbaugh@strokenetwork.org

Gone Fishin'
By David Daul David reminisces about a great day of fishing. This article will transport you to other places. Click to Read

Low Vision

Sharing What Works

It has come to our attention that there are readers of this newsletter who need to see the newsletter in larger print. In fact we suspect availability of larger print would increase the readership.

One way to enlarge print is to use the Zoom function in whatever internet browser the reader is using.

We are certain there are other ways to solve this problem.

If you, or someone you know, has solved the problem of larger onscreen print let us know. Is there a setting? Is there a product?

Contact the Editor at lwisman@strokenetwork.org.

Click to see in larger print

Member Stories

Bill Thill

Before his stroke one of Bill's passions was playing the guitar. He still has plans for learning to play with one hand! Read Bill's story by clicking below.

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There are thousands of stories and thousands ways our Readers are dealing with stroke. If you would like to have your story featured, contact Deb Theriault, the Members Stories Coordinator, at dtheriault@strokenetwork.org.

Member Stories Guidelines
Read Member Stories Guidelines for more info on this program.

Member Stories Permanent Collection

Member Celebrations

Birthdays and Stroke Anniversaries
Compiled By Nancy Fiduk

The Stroke Network congratulates all members who celebrate a birthday or stroke anniversary this month. Click below to see the birthdays and anniversaries we have on file for this month.

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Contact Nancy at nfiduk@strokenetwork.org

Each month members' birthdays, which they have placed in their message board profile, are listed.

To add your birthday, go to My Controls on the Message Board. Look for Personal Profile on the left of the screen. Select Edit Profile Information. Enter both your birthdate and your interests.

To locate My Controls from the home page of the Message board, http://www.strokeboard.net, select Member Links, My Controls.

If you would like your stroke anniversary listed, send to the the Celebrations Monitor at nfiduk@strokenetwork.org. Be sure to include your userid 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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Disclaimer

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