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Vol 11, No 2
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February 2011
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Greetings,
Cabin fever has set in at my house. We are
fortunate to have much less snow than most of the US. But, it has been
frigid. Venturing outside is not very appealing. So I am enjoying the
great outdoors mostly through windows!
It is the time of year to catch up on reading.
I still have several books to work through. So, I'm good to go for a
few weeks. The good news is that it is now evident that the days are
getting longer. Spring is on the way!
StrokeNet has a new contributor this
month. Rick Griffith is caregiver for his wife. Her major deficient is
aphasia. Rick will share their journey every other month. Click
"Caregiver Reflections" on the left side of your screen to read
his first installment.
Enjoy the February 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:
· Weather Reminder
· Stroke Network
History
· Donation Thank
You
· Young Survivor
Chat
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Contact Maria at merichsen@strokenetwork.org
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Stroke and Spasiticy
Treatments
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By David Wasielewski
Spasicity is a common problem for
stroke survivors. There are several solutions. These include Oral
Medication, Injected Medication, Intrathecal
Medication Surgical Treatments and Exercise.
Spasticity is explained in this article. Then
each of the solutions are discussed.
Click Icon to Read Article
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Caregiver Reflections
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Aphasia, My
Foe
By Rick Griffith
Rick is the sole caregiver
for his wife. In his first column he writes about his experience of
Aphasia as a caregiver.
Click Icon to
Read Article
Contact Rick at rgriffith@strokenetwork.org
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Fuel for the
Journey
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 The Gift of Hope
By Lin Mouet
There is a fine line in stroke
recovery between hope and admitting long term deficits. Lin discusses
that fine line and the stroke journey. She prefers to keep hope alive,
but one must work with deficits.
Click Icon to Read
Article
Contact Lin at lmouat@strokenetwork.org
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Newsfeed
Review
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 Stroke News
By Shari Bookstaff
Each month the Newsfeed Review Administrator selects
several stories which have appeared in printed media.
She reviews each and provides a link to the article.
Areas covered this month:
· Treatment
Delay
·
Eat More Fish!
· Stroke
Recovery Help from Children
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Read Article
Contact
Shari at sbookstaff@strokenetwork.org
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The Juggling
Caregiver
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Caregiving=Giving
Space
By Claudia Warner
Most caregivers struggle with the
amount of space to allow the survivor to manage.
The more activies
the survivor can do on their own the better. But, there's always the
need to monitor safety. Claudia shares her recent story of allowing Wes
the space he needs.
Click Icon to Read Article
Contact Claudia at cwarner@strokenetwork.org
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Speak No Evil
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Vacation Tips
By Erin and JJ Robertson
Traveling post stroke is often a
hassle. Erin and JJ describe their first experience, before they
realized the planning necessary. Recently they went on a Caribbean
Cruise. They share some things which helps the
vacation go smoothly.
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Member Stories
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Avi Golden
 Avi Golden, who stroked in 2007 when he was 33, lives in New
York City. Avi has become an advocate for
Aphasia since his stroke. Be sure to check out his long list of accompllisments.
Click Photo to Read the Story
To have your story featured
contact Deb Theriault at dtheriault@strokenetwork.org.
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. If you are still
interested email Deb at dtheriault@strokenetwork.org.
Click Member Stories
Permanent Collection to see the stories which have been published.
Members can add their own stroke experiences to the Bios section of
The Gallery. 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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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 ©
February 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
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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
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however, no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions or
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