September

Greetings,

Fall is a great time of year. The nippy air, school busses appearing again, and anticipation of Halloween add to the ambiance. It is unfortunate that winter follows fall, but it is good to have a change of seasons.

I hope you have been following the many accomplishments of our members on the board. Survivors seem to find endless ways to improve. It you have not visited the board in awhile, there is a link under "Quick Links" to the left below. Just click "Message Board."

Newsletter Opening. This newsletter has an opening for a writer. We are looking for someone who can do research on items and report of them. This is the position most recently held by Chris DeWald. Due to health reasons Chris had to resign. Let me know it you are interested in this position.

Enjoy the September newsletter!

Lin Wisman
Editor, StrokeNet
lwisman@strokenetwork.org

Organization Highlights
By Maria Erichsen Items covered this month include: Increased Chat Staff in preparation for winter Explanation of ICE, In Case of Emergency, program. Financial Assistance resources. Maria Erichsen Business Operations Manager Click to Read Contact Maria at merichsen@strokenetwork.org

Mentors
Providing Support to Stroke Survivors By Walter Kilcullen Mentors can be very helpful during stroke recovery. Walt explains what a Mentor is and how to find one. Click to read Contact Walt at wkilcullen@strokenetwork.org

Fuel for the Journey
Balcony People By Lin Mouat Have you heard of Balcony People? Lin introduces the term and explains how anyone can provide a helping hand to others. Click to Read Contact Lin at lmouat@strokenetwork.org

Newsfeed Review
By Jean Guggenheimer Each month Jean reviews the Stroke Newsfeed. August news was short. She recommends two articles: 30 Minutes a Day May Keep a Stroke Away How Bad Feelings can Harm your Health If any of these interests you, click below. Click to Read

Reflections of a Survivor
Stroked? Now What? By Brian Kahlbaugh Brian shares his experience with the question "What Next" that is often asked after a stroke. He shares his struggle with the answers. Click to Read Contact Brian at bkahlbaugh@strokenetwork.org

Low Vision

Sharing What Works

Last month readers were asked to share what they use to enlarge computer type. I received several emails.

Earl suggests a website which gives info for enlarging in several popular browsers.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/changedesign

David suggests:
If you are using Windows 2002 or above, select Start, Programs, Accessories, Accessibility. There are several options.

Ricardo writes:
Use Ctrl+ and Ctrl- to increase or decrease the font.

Click to see in larger print

Member Stories

Marie-Claire Dubé

Marie Claire stroked 25 years ago. She is a Chat Host for The Stroke Network.

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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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