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Lin Wisman,
Editor
Shari Bookstaff
Rick
Griffith
Yvonne
Honigsberg
Walt Kilcullen
Lin
Mouet
Erin and JJ Robertson
Deb
Theriault
Claudia Warner
David
Wasielewski
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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 WismanDirector Information
Resources
Editor, StrokeNet
lwisman@strokenetwork.org |
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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Article
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.
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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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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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Article
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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
accomplishments.
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
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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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2011
The
Stroke Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 492 Abingdon,
Maryland 21009
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