by Steve Mallory

We have had somewhat of a slow month primarily due to several issues with my health. It has been nearly nine years since my stroke and that means nine years in a wheelchair without being able to walk. I have central pain over most of my body and now have something like an arthritic condition developing in my neck. This must certainly be a sign of me getting older. I'm only 45 but feel 95!

One significant addition to our organization capabilities is that we now have a Live Help service. Our most recent addition to the volunteer staff and Board of Directors is Perryann Davis. Perry is not only helping me by manning the Live Help area for part of the day but is also making her expertise as a registered nurse available and monitoring our Guestbook. The Live Help button is located on the homepage if you need to talk to someone on our staff. It does not matter what your problem is.

We have over 400 active organization members but only about 50 who are registered message board stroke support members and another 50 who belong to the stroke caregivers mailing list support group. This means that most of our registered members are not receiving our stroke support services. If you would like to communicate with other stroke survivors or caregivers you just need to join a group.

I need to know if anybody would be interested with meeting in the chat room every day to discuss issues about your stroke or to just talk. You don't have to come every day but just at the frequency you can. Please email me at smallory@strokenetwork.org if you are interested in participating in a daily chat group.

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