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Chronic Headaches after a Stroke
Acupuncture Continued...
The Juggling Caregiver
Top Ten Dieting Pitfalls
Dancing with Stroke
Member Stories
Member Celebrations
StrokeNet Newsletter Staff  
Lin Wisman, Editor  Walt Kilcullen
Erin and JJ Robertson
Jim Sinclair
Deb Theriault
Teri Truax
Claudia Warner
David Wasielewski

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Vol 13, No 1       

January 2013
Greetings,
    

Welcome to 2013. All of us at The Stroke Network wish everyone all the best in 2013. Continue to heal and to create the new you. We look forward to hearing your stories.

 

If you have not yet been featured in this newsletter, please consider doing so this year. Deb Theriault helps members write their stories. There is a permanent collection of these stories in The Gallery of the Message Board. Check out the Members Stories section below for more information.

 

We begin the year with several articles of Interest. Walt reports on Chronic Headaches after Stroke. David supplies his third article about his adventures with Acupuncture as stroke rehabilitation. In The Juggling Caregiver, Claudia reports on her New Years resolutions for 2012.

 

Did you eat too much during the holidays? Deb shares her Top Ten Dieting Pitfalls. In Dancing with Stroke, Jim reflects on his struggle with Emotional Liability.

 

Be sure to check out Member Celebrations to see who has registered their birthday or stroke anniversary.

 

Enjoy the January newsletter!  

  

Lin Wisman

Director Information Resources

Editor, StrokeNet
lwisman@strokenetwork.org


Chronic Headaches after a Stroke
What to do?
By Walt Kilcullen
 

 

Some stroke survivors experience chronic headaches following stroke. Walt explores the phenomenon.

 

 

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Acupuncture Continued...

Personal Experience

By David Wasielewski

  

 

David had continued his adventures with Acupuncture. He has found it helpful, but also frustrating. If you are thinking about Alternative Medicine, be sure to read his articles.

 

 

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Contact David at dwasielewski@strokenetwork.org

The Juggling Caregiver
Juggler

Happy New Year!

By Claudia Warner 

  

Claudia wishes everyone a Happy New Year. She reports on her resolutions for 2012. Kudos to her for even remembering what they were!

 

  

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Contact Claudia at cwarner@strokenetwork.org   

 


Top Ten Dieting Pitfalls

Start the New Year! 

By Deb Theriault

 

 

Did you eat too much over the holidays? Have you been thinking about off-loading weight for a while? Do you need to gain weight?

 

Changing eating patterns is difficult. Deb shares some advice.

 

  

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Contact Deb at dtheriault@strokenetwork.org


Dancing with Stroke
Emotional Liability

by Jim Sinclair

 

Like many stroke survivors Jim has struggled with Emotional Liability. In his column this month he reflects.

 

  

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Contact Jim at jsinclair@strokenetwork.org 

 


Member Stories
 
We'd like to tell your stroke story. Please consider being featured in a StrokeNet "Member Story" article. Click the icon to learn more about what it takes to get your story published in StrokeNet. 

Member Celebrations
Lightning Bolt 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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Contact Teri at ttruax@strokenetwork.org


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 arrow next to your user id. From the drop down menu select My Settings.

 

 
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  The Stroke Network, Inc.
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