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Jay Allen
Walt Kilcullen
Barb Polan
Rachel Stolz
Deb Theriault
Teri Truax
Claudia Warner
David Wasielewski
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Greetings,
 Welcome to the April 2017 issue of StrokeNet.
It's
April. Daffodils are blooming! It is great to see the growing season
begin. Hope you are able to get out and about now that the weather has
improved. In this Issue... Help
the Stoke Network initiate the new board by adding to the Members Map
and by adding your Testimonial.Deb writes about Meditation. In "The
Juggling Caregiver" Claudia shares what spring is bringing at their
house.
Rachel in ""Stroke of Luck"
explores how each of us creates our own life. Jay reflects on the "New
Normal" in this month's poem. In "Survivors Best Friend" Barb explains
the training needed for an ESA.
A new
column begins. "From the Achieves" features articles from past issues.
Jeannette Davidson writes about Turning Losses into Gains.
Be sure to check out Birthdays and Stroke Anniversaries. At the end of the newsletter find more info on The Stroke Network.
Enjoy the April Newsletter!
Director Information Resources
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Help The Stroke Network
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Add your Info!
The Stroke Network needs your help. The new board has lots
of new features that you as a member will discover as you use it more
and more.
Member Map lets everyone see where members are clustered.
The testimonials encourage visitors to visit the board. It may even help them decide to open an account!
Another new addition: Wherever you see a flag, which denotes
where a member resides, simply click on it to see all members from that
country.
BTW, if by chance you are not yet a member, sign up at the Message Board, http://www.strokeboard.net/. There is no charge and signing up gives access to more board features.
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Meditation 101
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Give it a Go!
By Deb Theriault 
Member Stories Coordinator,
Senior Contributing Writer and
Information Resources Administrator
Have you tried Meditation? Deb covers the basics and suggests some web sites that can give more information.
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April Showers Bring---Weeds!
By Claudia Warner
Spring is raising its head in Iowa. Claudia shares their garden issues and her recent home improvement projects.
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Contact Claudia at cwarner@strokenetwork.org
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Each of us creates the painting of our life. Over the years that painting changes. Rachel reflects.
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Healing with Poetry
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Most Stroke Survivors experience their own New Normal. It can take some getting used to. Jay reflects.
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Contact Jay at jallen@strokenetwork.org
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Survivor's Best Friend
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Training for an ESA
By Barb Polan
What makes an ESA an ESA? Barb explains training for an Emotional Support Animal.
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From the Achieves
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Turning Losses into Gains 
by Jeannette Davidson
This article,first published in September 2014, explores the issue of accepting one's losses from Stroke.
Jeannette suggests turning into Losses into Gains. Do you agree?
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Tell Your Story!!
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Member Story Invitation
For the past twelve years, StrokeNet has been publishing the personal stories of stroke survivors and their caregivers.
Every
survivor and caregiver has a unique experience and point of view to
offer. StrokeNet gives others, in similar circumstances, the
opportunity to learn about your own experience, and how your viewpoint
has changed post-stroke.
We've
all been there, either as a stroke survivor or as a caregiver. We know
what it's like firsthand to be transported, in the blink of an eye,
from our normal lives to a life of shattered dreams and an uncertain
outlook, with our physical and emotional reality altered forever.
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Member Celebrations
|  Birthdays and Stroke
Anniversaries
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.
There are major problems upgrading celebrations
from the old version of The Stroke Network. We apologize for mistakes
to this month's listing.
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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 your user id. From the drop down
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The Stroke Network
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Helpful Information
The Stroke Network, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit
organization. We are an on-line stroke support organization and are
available to everybody, worldwide.
Since 1996 we have provided
on-line stroke support and information to well over 250,000 visitors to
the site. The Stroke Network is the homepage for a network
of several other smaller web sites owned by The Stroke Network Inc.
Membership...
If you are not a member of the Stroke Network please become one.
There is no charge. If you are a member you have access to more info.
If you think you are already a member, but cannot sign it, contact our Membership Administrator Kelli Smith at ksmith@strokenetwork.org. She can verify with your email if you are a member, find your userid and reset your password if needed.
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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 This
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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
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responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions or results of
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