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Organization Highlights
Multi-Tasking
The Juggling Caregiver
Dancing with Stroke
Book Review
Stroke News
Member Stories
Member Stories Invitation
Member Celebrations
StrokeNet Newsletter Staff  
Lin Wisman, Editor
Adrienne Cechura
Angela Hager  
Walt Kilcullen
Erin and JJ Robertson
Jim Sinclair
Deb Theriault
Teri Truax
Claudia Warner
David Wasielewski 
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Vol 14, No 5    

May 2014
Greetings,    

 

Welcome to the May issue of StrokeNet, the newsletter of The Stroke Network.

 

 

May is Stroke Awareness month in the US.

 

StrokeNet welcomes Adrienne Cechura the new News Administrator. Be sure to read her first Stroke News review.

 

Multi-tasking is often difficult for survivors. Walt reports on this vital issue. In The Juggling Caregiver, Claudia shares ways to enjoy spring. Jim, in Dancing with Stroke, addresses the issue of effectively relating to stroke survivors. 

 

David reviews the book, "Out of the Darkness" by Allison O'Reilly. Deb shares the story of Stroke Network member Kim Rion.

 

Bookends to this newsletter are Organization News and Member Celebrations. Be sure to read both!

 

Enjoy the May newsletter!  
  

Lin Wisman

Director Information Resources

Editor, StrokeNet
lwisman@strokenetwork.org

 

Organization Highlights
By Maria Erichsen    

Operations Manager


What's happening at The Stroke Network? Check out these items:

 

● Ideas for Stroke Awareness Month

New sub-forums on the Message Board

● Shrimp and Bull Roast fundraiser report

Stroke Network can be selected a designated Charity on Amazon

 

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Contact Maria at merichsen@strokenetwork.org

 

Multi-Tasking

A Stroke Survivor Challenge

By Walt Kilcullen

 

Many Stroke Survivors have a difficult time multi-tasking. In this article Walt provides research to help those who experience this problem.

    

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Contact Walt at wkilcullenstrokenetwork.org
The Juggling Caregiver

May has Appeared

By Claudia Warner

 

Spring has finally arrived in Iowa! Wes and Claudia are celebrating. It's time to venture out. Claudia shares some of their learnings.

  

Give Thanks!

   

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Contact Claudia at cwarner@strokenetwork.org

Dancing with Stroke

How to Relate to a Stroke Survivor

By Jim Sinclair

 

How do your relate to a Stroke Survivor? Jim shares his experience and gives some hints for both those relating and to the survivor. 

 

Balancing independence with safety is not always easy!

 

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Contact Jim at jsinclair@strokenetwork.org  
Book Review

Out of the Darkness

by Allison O'Reilly

Reviewed by David Wasielewski

 

The subtitle of Out of Darkness is "An Inspirational Story of Survival in the Face of Stroke and Locked-In Syndrome." Allison is that stroke survivor. In this book she describes her journey. 

 

David reviews and suggests who should have a look at this book.

    

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Contact David at dwasielewski@strokenetwork.org

 

Stroke News

By Adrienne Cechura

News Administrator

 

Adrienne directs readers' attention to the news about diet drinks. 

 

The short of it is that too many diet drinks may spell heart trouble for older women.

 

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Contact Adrienne at acechura@strokenetwork.org  

 

Member Story

Kim Rion

Coordinated by Deb Theriault

Member Stories Administrator

 

Kim is a stroke survivor from Anchorage, Alaska. She helped form the first Stroke Support Group in Alaska. Read Kim's story and visit the Alaska Support Group Facebook page.

   

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Member Stories Invitation
 
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
Celebrations Monitor

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.
  P.O. Box 492 Abingdon, Maryland 21009
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