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Stroke
Support Groups
1)Stroke Recovery Club of White Rock and South Surrey
A Charity Set up by Younger Stroke Survivors for Younger Stroke Survivors
Co-ordinators
1.Shirley Dunlevy
Address:
PO Box 43 Lake Errock B.C.
V0M 1N0
Telephone/Fax (604) 796-2382
Pager: (604) 806-1452
2.Doug Ratchford
Address:
1951 148A St.,
Surrey B.C.
V4A 6R6
(604) 538-6130
E-mail: Doug_Ratchford@bc.sympatico.ca
2)National Easter Seal Society
This organization provides information and services to help people with disabilities. Its programs include counseling, training, social clubs, camping, transportation, and referrals. Call for information on the nearest chapter or to receive a catalog of their publications and products.
Address:
230 W. Monroe Street
Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606-4802
Phone: (312) 726-6200
Phone: 1-800-221-6827
Fax: (312) 726-1494
E-mail: info@easter-seals.org
Web Address: http://www.easter-seals.org
3)Family Care Giver Alliance
690 Market Street
Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 434-3388
Web Address: http://www.caregiver.org
This organization supports and assists caregivers of adults who have brain impairment. It also provides education, research, services, and advocacy.
4)National Stroke Association
This association provides education, information, referrals, and research on stroke.
Address:
9707 East Easter Lane
Englewood, CO 80112-3747
Phone: (303) 649-9299
Phone: 1-800-STROKES (1-800-787-6537)
Web Address: http://www.stroke.org (accessed: August 27, 2001)
5)American Stroke Association, A division of the American Heart Association
This association provides information and referrals to local self-help groups for people who have had a stroke and their families. Pamphlets and other information can be obtained by calling the Dallas office.
Address:
272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: 1-888-4-STROKE
Web Address: http://www.strokeassociation.org
6)Rosalyn Carter Institute
This resource provides information on caregiving. For a list of reading materials, video products, and other caregiver resources, write to the above address.
Address:
Georgia Southwestern State University, 800 Wheatley Street
Americus, GA 31709
Phone: (912) 928-1234
Web Address: http://rci.gsw.edu
7)National Aphasia Association
Address:
156 Fifth Ave.,
Suite 707, New York, NY 10010.
Call (800-922-4622) or
(http://www.aphasia.org/)
News Groups
There is not a group specifically about stroke but it has been discussed in various groups, in particular: news://alt.support.disorders.neurological
To view web archives of messages, go to http://groups.google.com/ and enter following: alt.support.disorders.neurological
Mailing Lists
1) Stroke-L
Stroke-L offers support and shared information, opinions, ideas and inquiries relating to any stroke related topic, ranging from interesting experiences to basic science issues
To subscribe: send message “subscribe stroke-l” followed by your real name to
listserv@ukcc.ukv.edu
2) Strokesurvivors
An online international stroke support group
To join this discussion list send the following message:
To: Strokesurvivors-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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More info on http:// strokesurvivors.org
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