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Lin Wisman,
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Shari Bookstaff
Rick Griffith
Yvonne Honigsberg
Walt Kilcullen
Erin and JJ
Robertson
Deb Theriault
Claudia Warner
David
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Greetings,
Welcome
to the April Newsletter. As always, we offer a variety
of articles to expand your stroke knowledge. These
include:
·
CT and MRI
Explained
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Caregiver Reflections:
Introduction of the term "Family Stroke"
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Newsfeed: Using the Wii for stroke
therapy
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Juggler: Ways to Improve
Remembering Names
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Speak: Dealing with Emotional
Issues
In
addition, be sure to catch up on all the organization
news in Organization Highlights and check out who has
had a birthday or stroke anniversary in Member
Celebrations
Enjoy
the April newsletter!
Lin Wisman
Director Information
Resources
Editor, StrokeNet
lwisman@strokenetwork.org
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Organization
Highlights
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 What's Happening
By
Maria Erichsen
What's happening at The Stroke
Network? Areas covered in this month's report
include:
· Changing
Message Board Skins
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March
Milestones
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Facebook
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Testimonials
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Expanding
Chat
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Article
Contact Maria at
merichsen@strokenetwork.org
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Layman's
Guide
CT
and MRI Technologies |
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By David Wasielewski
Most
stroke survivors have received CT and MRI scans. Do you
understand what they are?
David
explains both technologies. Links are provided to
videos, which give more information.
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Caregiver
Reflections
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Caregiving?
Piece of Cake
By Rick
Griffith
Rick
shares his struggles as the sole caregiver for his wife,
a survivor since 2007.
The
concept of Family Stroke is introduced. The stroke
happens to the whole family, not just the
stroker.
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Contact
Rick at rgriffith@strokenetwork.org
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Newsfeed
Review
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Stroke
News By Shari Bookstaff
Shari
shares an article describing how the Wii is used for
stroke therapy.
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Article
Contact Shari at
sbookstaff@strokenetwork.org
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The Juggling
Caregiver
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A Picture
IS Worth a Thousand Words
By Claudia Warner
Like many
stroke survivors, especially those with Aphasia, Wes has
memory problems.
One
frustrating aspect is not remembering people's names.
Claudia shares an approach which works.
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Article
Contact Claudia at
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Emotions and Stroke By Erin and JJ
Robertson
Many
stroke survivors have emotional liability. J.J. and Erin
speak of their experience.
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Article
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Member Stories
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There
is no Member Story this month.
Would you like to have your story
featured? Member Stories are written with the help
of our Member Stories Coordinator, Deb Theriault.
First, read the
Member Stories Guidelines
for more info on the program. Then, click
Member Stories Permanent
Collection to see the stories, which have been
published.
If you are still interested e-mail Deb
at
dtheriault@strokenetwork.org.
In lieu of a Member Story, members
can add their own stroke experiences to the
Bios section of The Gallery or start a
new Blog on the Stroke Network.
These are unedited and are not featured in the
newsletter.
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Member
Celebrations
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 Birthdays and Stroke
Anniversaries
Compiled
By Yvonne
Honigsberg
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.
Contact Yvonne at
yhonigsberg@strokenetwork.org
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Article
Each
month members' birthdays and
Stroke Anniversaries,which they have
placed in their message board profile, are listed in the
newsletter.
Be sure your
birthday and stroke anniversary are in your profile.
From the home page of the Message Board, click the drop
down menu with your id or display name to see your
profile. Select Edit Profile.
Each
day birthdays and stroke anniversaries are also listed
on the Message Board.
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Copyright © April
2011
The
Stroke Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 492 Abingdon,
Maryland 21009
All rights
reserved.
Contents
may not be reprinted without the organization's
permission. Please contact the editor.
To
submit an article email the editor.
Disclaimer
This newsletter is published and
owned by The Stroke Network. The items contained herein
are published as submitted and are provided for general
information purposes only. This information should not
be considered as personal advice.
Readers
should not rely solely on our newsletter information,
but should make their own inquiries before making any
decisions. The Stroke Network works to maintain
up-to-date information from reliable sources; however,
no responsibility is accepted for any errors or
omissions or results of any actions based upon this
information. If you have any questions regarding any of
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