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mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="50%" style='width:50.0%;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white'>Vol</span></b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white'> 10, No 3</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="49%" style='width:49.0%;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_IssueText"> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align: right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white'>&nbsp;</span><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white'>March 2010</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif"></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' hideFocus id="content_LETTER.BLOCK8" tabIndex=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_MainText"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>March has allows come to me as a strange month. It is possible to have both snow and spring like weather. Where I come from they say &quot;March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.&quot; Personally, I am ready for the lamb part. </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Speaking of March, I celebrate my 13<sup>th</sup> anniversary as a stroke survivor this month. It is hard to believe it has been so long ago, and easier to believe how much I have learned about not only stroke, and about life. </span><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This month we revisit a favorite topic of many in the stroke family - stem cell therapy. Walt reports on several studies that are underway. David reviews the book &quot;The Brain That Changes Itself&quot; which explores the plasticity of the brain. Lin reports on dealing with stroke deficits. </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Erin and JJ write about the issue of stroke life after therapy. Jean (Newsfeed Review), Brian (Reflections of a Survivor), Nancy (Member Celebrations) and Maria (Organization Highlights) all write their monthly columns. </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> Enjoy the March newsletter!</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Lin <span class=SpellE>Wisman</span><br> Editor, <span class=SpellE>StrokeNet</span><br> <a href="mailto:lwisman@strokenetwork.org">lwisman@strokenetwork.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK9><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK9"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK9"'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>Organization Highlights</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK9"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK9"'></span> <td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" styleclass="style_ArticleHeadBG"><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK9"'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK9"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1033" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: Lightning Bolt" style='position:absolute; margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:43.2pt;height:58.2pt;z-index:251658240; visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0; mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line; mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page; mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/wheelchair2.gif"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=72 height=97 src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/wheelchair2.gif" align=left alt="Description: Lightning Bolt" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK9"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK9"'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>What is Happening</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK9"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><br> By Maria <span class=SpellE>Erichsen</span><br> <br> Maria announces the Shrimp and Bull fundraiser for The Stroke <span class=GramE>Network.</span> It is scheduled for March 21.<br> <br> <br> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokenetwork.org%2Fnewsletter%2Forg2%2Forg2010-03.htm&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Click to Read</a><br> <br> Contact Maria at <a href="mailto:merichsen@strokenetwork.org" target="_blank">merichsen@strokenetwork.org</a><br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </IMG> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK10><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK10"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>Stem Cell Therapy and Stroke</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK10"'></span> <td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" styleclass="style_ArticleHeadBG"><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK10"'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK10"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>Current Research</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br> </span></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_11" o:spid="_x0000_s1032" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:249pt; margin-top:15.05pt;width:48pt;height:64.8pt;z-index:251666432; visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0; mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0; mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'> <v:imagedata src="march_files/image001.gif" o:title=""/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=80 height=108 src="march_files/image001.gif" align=left hspace=12 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_11"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK10"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>By Walter <span class=SpellE>Kilcullen</span><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>Walt reports on some studies underway in the US and in Europe concerning Stem Cell Therapy and Stroke. Research, which has been going on for <span class=SpellE>sometime</span>, is optimistic, but no one has all the answers. Read the article to find out the state of current research.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK10"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokenetwork.org%2Fnewsletter%2Ftherapies%2FStemCell2010.htm&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Click to Read</a><br> <b><br> </b>Contact Walt at <a href="mailto:wkilcullen@strokenetwork.org" target="_blank">wkilcullen@strokenetwork.org</a><b><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </IMG> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK18><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK18"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK18"'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>Book Review</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#FEFEFE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'></span> <td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" styleclass="style_ArticleHeadBG"><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_12" o:spid="_x0000_s1031" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:249pt;margin-top:.05pt;width:48pt; height:64.8pt;z-index:251667456;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0; mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'> <v:imagedata src="march_files/image001.gif" o:title=""/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=80 height=108 src="march_files/image001.gif" align=left hspace=12 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_12"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK18"'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>The Brain That Changes Itself<br> </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>By David <span class=SpellE>Wasielewski</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK18"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>David reviews the book &quot;The Brain That Changes Itself,&quot; by Norman <span class=SpellE>Doidge</span>, M. D.&nbsp;This book debunks the theory that the brain cannot heal itself. Be sure to check out this review.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK18"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><br> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokenetwork.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fbooks%2FBrainChange.htm&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Click to Read</a><br> <br> Contact David at <a href="mailto:dwasielewski@strokenetwork.org" target="_blank">dwasielewski@strokenetwork.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK12><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK12"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>Fuel for the Journey</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'></span> <td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" styleclass="style_ArticleHeadBG"><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/fuel.gif" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:74.25pt; height:40.5pt;z-index:251661312;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:0; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0; mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/fuel.gif"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=124 height=68 src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/fuel.gif" align=left alt="Description: http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/fuel.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_5"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><b><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>The Quiet One</IMG></span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br> By Lin <span class=SpellE>Mouet</span><br> &nbsp; <br> <br> Like many stroke survivors Lin has pin pointed her deficits and designed approaches, which deal with those deficits. <br> <br> Each stroke is different so your deficits (or those of your loved one) may be very different. You might be able to &quot;steal&quot; some of Lin's ideas or they might help you to create your own answers.<br> <br> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokenetwork.org%2Fnewsletter%2Ffuel2%2Ffuel2010-03.htm&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Click to Read</a><br> <br> Contact Lin at <a href="mailto:lmouat@strokenetwork.org" target="_blank">lmouat@strokenetwork.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK21><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK21"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>Newsfeed Review</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'></span> <td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" styleclass="style_ArticleHeadBG"><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" o:spid="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/reading.jpg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:57.6pt; height:43.2pt;z-index:251662336;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:3pt; mso-wrap-distance-top:3pt;mso-wrap-distance-right:3pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:3pt;mso-position-horizontal:left; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0; mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/reading.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=96 height=72 src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/reading.jpg" align=left hspace=4 vspace=4 alt="Description: http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/reading.jpg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_6"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><b><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Stroke News<br> </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>By Jean <span class=SpellE>Guggenheimer</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>Each month Jean selects stroke news and shares with readers. This month's articles include:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.0pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>·&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'> Strokes Less Common In Chocolate Eaters<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.0pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>·&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span lang=EN style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Stroke-Related Brain Damage</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.0pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>·</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span class=GramE><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp; Chronic</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'> Migraines Linked To Increased Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.0pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>·&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Pet Duck Teaches 4-Year-Old How To Walk <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.0pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>·&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Recent Immigrants May Have Lower Risk Of Early Stroke<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.0pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>·</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp; </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Antidepressant Aids Mental Recovery After Stroke</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.0pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>·&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Weight Loss Drug Harmful For Heart Patients: FDA<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.0pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>·</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp; </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span lang=EN style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Quarter Of Stroke Patients Die Within A Year-US Study</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK21"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokenetwork.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fnewsfeed%2Fnewsfeed2010-03.htm&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Click to Read</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK13><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK13"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK13"'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>Reflections of a Survivor</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK13"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK13"'></span> <td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" styleclass="style_ArticleHeadBG"><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK13"'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK13"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: Lightning Bolt" style='position:absolute;margin-left:29.8pt;margin-top:0;width:81pt; height:54pt;z-index:251663360;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:3pt; mso-wrap-distance-top:3pt;mso-wrap-distance-right:3pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:3pt;mso-position-horizontal:right; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0; mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/rainbowreflect.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=135 height=90 src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/rainbowreflect.jpg" align=right hspace=4 vspace=4 alt="Description: Lightning Bolt" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_7"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK13"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK13"'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>Qualifications</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK13"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br> By Brian <span class=SpellE>Kahlbaugh</span><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK13"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>Brian ponders on the area of Stroke Qualifications. Some people have severe strokes, some had a minor stroke. Survivors are encouraged to discover what it is they now have to offer the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK13"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK13"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>This is Brian's final article. The Stroke Network thanks him for his contributions to the newsletter<br> &nbsp;<br> <br> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokenetwork.org%2Fnewsletter%2Freflectcolumn%2Fref2010-03.htm&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Click to Read</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </IMG> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK20><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK20"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK20"'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>Speak No Evil</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#FEFEFE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'></span> <td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" styleclass="style_ArticleHeadBG"><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_8" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/monkey.gif" style='position:absolute;margin-left:1pt;margin-top:0;width:52.2pt; height:54pt;z-index:251664384;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:3pt; mso-wrap-distance-top:3pt;mso-wrap-distance-right:3pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:3pt;mso-position-horizontal:right; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0; mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/monkey.gif"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=87 height=90 src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/monkey.gif" align=right hspace=4 vspace=4 alt="Description: http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/monkey.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_8"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'><b><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Life After Stroke Therapy</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br> By Erin and JJ Robertson<br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK20"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>Like many stroke survivors, JJ discovered that his insurance severely limited the amount of therapy for which he was eligible. Like many families both Erin and JJ set out to find ways to extend his therapy on their own. They share their experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK20"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokenetwork.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fspeakcol%2Fspeak2010-03.htm&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Click to Read</a><br> <br> Contact Erin and JJ at <a href="mailto:erobertson@strokenetwork.org" target="_blank">erobertson@strokenetwork.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK19><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK19"'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>Member Stories</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK19"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#FEFEFE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK19"'></span> <td width="1%" style='width:1.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/top_right.gif" styleclass="style_ArticleHeadBG"><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK19"'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK19"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK19"'></span> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK19"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'> <hr size=3 width="100%" align=center> </span></span></div> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK19"'></span> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK19"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>Would you like to have your story featured? Member Stories are written with the help of our Member Stories Coordinator, Deb Theriault.<br> <br> First, read the </span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokenetwork.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fstories%2Fms%2520guidelines.htm&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Member Stories Guidelines </a>for more info on the program. If you are still interested email Deb at <a href="mailto:dtheriault@strokenetwork.org" target="_blank">dtheriault@strokenetwork.org</a>.<br> <br> Click&nbsp;<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Frs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ft%3D4kg9tbdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0%26p%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.strokeboard.net%252Findex.php%253Fautocom%253Dgallery%2526req%253Dsc%2526cat%253D1%26id%3Dpreview&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Member Stories Permanent Collection </a></HR>to see the stories which have been published.<br> <br> Members can add their own stroke experiences to the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokeboard.net%2Findex.php%3Fautocom%3Dgallery%26req%3Dsc%26cat%3D10&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Bios</a> section of The Gallery. These are unedited and are not featured in the newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK15><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK15"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>Member Celebrations<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleText"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: Bios Pix" style='position:absolute;margin-left:-4.7pt;margin-top:0;width:46.5pt; height:54pt;z-index:251665408;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:0; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0; mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/celebrate.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=78 height=90 src="http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/images/celebrate.jpg" align=right alt="Description: Bios Pix" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_9"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>Birthdays and Stroke Anniversaries</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><br> Compiled By Nancy <span class=SpellE>Fiduk</span><br> <b><br> </span><span styleclass="style_ArticleSubHead"></b>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.</span><br> <br> <span styleclass="style_ArticleSubHead"></span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'></span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokenetwork.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fcel%2Fcelmem2010-03.htm&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Click to Read</a><br> <br> Contact Nancy at <a href="mailto:nfiduk@strokenetwork.org" target="_blank">nfiduk@strokenetwork.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'> <hr size=3 width="100%" align=center> </span></div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><span styleclass="style_ArticleSubHead">Each month members' <b>birthdays</b>, which they have placed in their message board profile, are listed.<br> <br> To add your birthday, go to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokeboard.net%2Findex.php%3Fs%3Dee804979cd2dad43a2009792995b089e%26act%3DUserCP%26CODE%3D00&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=undefined>My Controls</a> on the Message Board. Look for Personal Profile on the left of the screen. Select Edit Profile Information. Enter both your <b>birthdate</b> and your <b>interests</b>.<br> <br> To locate My Controls from the home page of the Message board, </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=abkfgkdab.0.0.fqnozrn6.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strokeboard.net%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank">http://www.strokeboard.net</a>, select Member Links, My Controls. <br> <br> If you would like your <b>stroke anniversary</b> listed, send to the <span class=SpellE>the</span> Celebrations Monitor at <a href="mailto:nfiduk@strokenetwork.org" target="_blank">nfiduk@strokenetwork.org</a>. Be sure to include your <span class=SpellE><b>userid</b></span><b> and the month, day and year of the stroke</b>. If you are not the survivor, please include the survivor's first name and your relationship. For example: Bill, husband.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </HR></IMG> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' hideFocus id="content_LETTER.BLOCK16" tabIndex=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_MainText"> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_BlockMargin"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#C1D4D6;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' styleclass="style_ArticleHead ArticleHeadBG"> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FEFEFE'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>Copyright © March 2010</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>The Stroke Network, Inc<span class=GramE>.</span></span><span style='font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><br> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>P.O. 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