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Vol
11, No 10
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October 2011
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Greetings,
As most survivors, caregivers, families, health
professionals, and anyone else who has ever dealt with stroke knows,
attitude is key to recovery.
Everyone goes through stages of grief that
hopefully lead to acceptance of the stroke and any residuals. David
shares his experience (A Positive Perspective) and how he has built a
new life and made new friends.
Be sure to check out the Robertson column
(Speak No Evil) and Claudia's column (The Juggling Caregiver). Erin and
J.JJ give advice on "Insuring Your Financial Future."
Claudia addresses the issue of legal documents,
including will, power of attorney and health directive. Are your legal
documents up to date?
Enjoy the October newsletter! And be sure to
check out the changing leaf colors!
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
Operations Manager
What's happening at The Stroke Network?
Areas covered in this month's report include:
·
Free teeth cleaning link
· DST
soon to be finished - check your smoke detectors!
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Raven's Tailgater scheduled for November 13th
· Holiday
chat parties begin with Halloween at the end of October
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Contact Maria at merichsen@strokenetwork.org
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A Positive Prospective
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Finding
a New Life after Stroke
By David Wasielewski
After
the initial shock and denial after a stroke, many come to a time of
acceptance. This includes finding a new positive life chapter.
David
shares his experiences including how going back to school has given him
a new purpose and new friends.
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News Review
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Stimulant
Possibilities in Stroke Rehab
By Dean Reinke
Dean reports on several studies
which test how stimulants, including nicotine, marijuana, amphetamines
and caffeine, can help - or not help - with stroke rehab.
If there is an area you would like Dean to research, send him an email.
Contact Dean at dreinke@strokenetwork.org
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The
Juggling Caregiver
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 Time to Get it
all Together
By Claudia Warner
This month Claudia took the time
necessary to update legal documents including wills, powers of attorney
and health directives.
She explains the process she went through.
No matter what process you use, maybe this is the time to check all of
your documents to be sure they are up to date.
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Contact Claudia at cwarner@strokenetwork.org
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Speak No Evil
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 Insuring Your
Financial Future
By Erin and J.J.
Robertson
Like many stroke families, the
Robertson's have experienced financial changes since J.J.'s stroke.
Erin completed a list of financial
accomplishments, which help to insure their future. In this article she
shares the list Taking these steps has relieved anxiety.
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Read Article
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Caregiver
Reflections
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 Fourth Stroke Anniversary
By Rick Griffith
Rick and his wife are celebrating
his wife's Fourth Stroke Anniversary.
One of the problems he has
encountered, which is familiar to many stroke families, is financial.
The struggle is between spending time with the stroker
and maintaining income levels.
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Read Article
Contact Rick at rgriffith@strokenetwork.org
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Member Stories
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 Lydia
Acevedo-Chapman
By Deb Theriault
Member Stories Administrator
Lydia was 42 when she had her
stroke. One of her accomplishments post stroke is learning to train
service dogs.
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Read Story
Contact Deb at dtheriault@strokenetwork.org
Member Stories is an regular feature of this newsletter. They are a
way for Members to share their accomplishments post stroke.
To read past stories, click Member Stories Permanent Collection
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Member Celebrations
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 Birthdays and Stroke
Anniversaries
Compiled By Teri Truax
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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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
display name to see your profile. When browsing your profile, select
Edit Profile.
Each day birthdays and stroke
anniversaries are also listed on the Message Board.
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Copyright ©
October 2011
The
Stroke Network, Inc.
P.O. Box
492 Abingdon, Maryland 21009
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rights reserved.
Contents may not be reprinted without the organization's
permission. Please contact the editor.
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the editor.
Disclaimer
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