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Donna Erickson

just need to bend an ear!

so earlier this year my 71 year old active father had a first stroke in March he was in the hospital for two weeks sent home and was doing well. Then days later had a second stroke back to the hospital 3 weeks later not eating he was released and we were like how is this possible. 1 day later back to hospital they realeased him severly malnurished and dehydrated so 3 more weeks at hospital. He was bound for recovery he did therapy and my husband went there daily since my mom was in process of… Continue

Posted by Donna Erickson on September 14, 2011 at 12:32pm

pamela gunter

the whole story

i need to tell you the whole story because i don't know what resources are out there to help us.  We moved back to my husband home town a year ago, and when we did his mother 52 at the time had her 2nd stroke.  Her sister at the time was taking care of her but shortly after her second stroke that fell to me.  Now My husband and I take care of her 24/7 along with taking care of our 2 kids under the age of 5.  I have been wanting to put her in a place that could better take care of her recently… Continue

Posted by pamela gunter on July 25, 2011 at 7:28pm

Janeide A. Matthews-Chillis

Happy New Years 2011

Hello everyone I just wanted to stop in and wish everyone a Happy New Year... I'm sure you are wondering what took so long.  I was unable to log into the network, I had no idea what was going on... My computer had crashed a few months back, and I thought that was the issue however, it wasn't. 

 

In any case, I pray all is well with each and everyone of you.  This is a social network that was created to support stroke victims, and family memembers.  I hope that you are…

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Posted by Janeide A. Matthews-Chillis on February 2, 2011 at 11:58am

Laura Whitock

New iPad Application May be Helpful

I purchased a new iPad application this week. It allows the user to touch an icon to speak 50 important words, phrases, or sentences. A great feature is that you get to select the voice you want to use from a large range of ages and dialects. You can also turn on/off phrases and the icons rescale to fill the page. This is so very helpful to someone who can use a hand to point, but not speak. There is a limited free version, but I'd say the paid version ($49.99) is worth its weight in gold. The… Continue

Posted by Laura Whitock on August 31, 2010 at 9:00am

Kimberly O'Rourke

Support for Children of Stroke Victims

Hello All,

My name is Kim and I'm 35 years old. My mom had a stroke when she was 47 and I was just about 14 years old. We've all been through hell and back and now my mom is ending her journey and currently receiving hospice care.

Why I'm here? When I was a child, there was no one out there that I could talk to. No one to turn to and no one to understand. I'm here because I do understand and I want to be here for others. I want to help children of stroke victims…

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Posted by Kimberly O'Rourke on August 1, 2010 at 8:39pm — 3 Comments

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Started by pamela gunter Jul 26, 2011.

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dementia caused by stroke. PLease Help!!!!!!

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has any one had this happen with someone who had a stroke?

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