Thursday, September 24, 2009

Word Wanderer

Good morning

Here is a new free word game from Posit Science for you to try out.

Word Wanderer

Have fun and please let me know if you like it.

Thanks!

Gary

Thursday, September 10, 2009

SMILE

Hi and welcome back

Stroke is no joke! It is the leading cause of disability and as such creates the greatest cost in dollars as well as lives disrupted.

BUT, by learning three simple things and helping others to learn them too we can recognize when it is happening and get help FAST!


Please just do these two steps (it's that simple)

Step 1:

watch this video (it is a catchy tune)



Step 2:

Share this video with everyone that you can.

Just copy either of these links into an email if you want and send it to all of your friends.

http://signsofastroke.blogspot.com/2009/09/smile.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Gg2A_GVCk



You can share the video on Facebook and Twitter too.

That's it just two simple steps to increase stroke awareness and help people know when it is happening to them or someone they love.

THANKS!!!

Smiles :o)

Gary

Monday, August 31, 2009

Do You Know These Guys?

Do you know these guys? Let me introduce you. Knowing them could save a life!





Personally I knew Slurry and Weaky and that allowed me to get help FAST!

You see I suffered a stroke in 2002 at age 53. Knowing these guys gave me the edge that I needed to survive.

Please help to promote awareness of stroke symptoms by sharing this post with everyone that you care about. Thanks!

You can read my story by clicking here.

You can join my "Net Friends" by clicking here

Smiles :o)

Gary

Friday, August 7, 2009

Stroke Is No Joke



















Hi everyone

Welcome back

I wanted everyone to read this good news story about how a woman, her husband along with trained health care professionals using new technology equipment brought about a positive result to one woman's encounter with stroke.

The story starts this way

The Sequoyah Memorial Hospital stroke team is pictured above with Jinx and Jim Blades, seated. Team members are, from left to right, Sharon Randolph, RN, CNO; Andrea Weber, RT/ARDMS; Chad Poor, IT; Janelle Brewer, RN; Kristie Hopper, pharmacy technician; Linda Leaf, RN; Janet Dobbs, RN; Becky Alden, MT; and Debbie Knoke, hospital CEO. and Mr. and   Behind the Blades is the telemedicine equipment used to save Jinx Blade’s life on July 15. Submitted Photo
The Sequoyah Memorial Hospital stroke team is pictured above with Jinx and Jim Blades, seated. Team members are, from left to right, Sharon Randolph, RN, CNO; Andrea Weber, RT/ARDMS; Chad Poor, IT; Janelle Brewer, RN; Kristie Hopper, pharmacy technician; Linda Leaf, RN; Janet Dobbs, RN; Becky Alden, MT; and Debbie Knoke, hospital CEO. and Mr. and Behind the Blades is the telemedicine equipment used to save Jinx Blade’s life on July 15. Submitted Photo

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"July 15 started as a normal day for Leslie “Jinx” Blades. A trip to town to run errands was all she and her husband had planned for the day. After getting up and dressing, she took her daily baby aspirin. Just before leaving the house, she began to feel something that wasn’t normal. She noticed her left leg began to feel tingly, and quickly progressed into being completely numb and limp. She also noticed a strange tingling in her left arm. Quickly she called for her husband, Jim, who gave her another baby aspirin. However, it wasn’t too long after this that she knew something was seriously wrong. She was having a stroke."

You can read the entire story by clicking here.

Please help raise the awareness level of stroke in your community. Risk factors can be managed, the signs of a stroke can be learned, health professionals can be trained, equipment can be installed, lives CAN be saved.

We all can help by taking action to learn about stroke and then teaching others about what we have learned.

If you would like to know more about me click here.

If you would like to sign up to be one of my Net Friends click here.

Remember that it might be your own life or the life of someone that you love that you save.

Sroke really is NO JOKE. Take action NOW.

Till next post.

Smiles :o)

Gary

Sunday, July 26, 2009

What/Who Inspires You?














Hi all

Here is a simple video to challenge you to think about how you would respond if something happened to you.



The video (above) features Sir Ken Robinson author of the book "The Element".

If you can, get Sir Ken's book and spend some time reading it. One of my favorite quotes from Sir Ken's book is "If you change your attitude...you can change your life".

I am sure you will love the book as much as I did and if you think about Ken's video just enough it may very well change your attitude.

People just like you are joining my "Net Friends" every day and you can too. Click here to signup.

Till next post.

Smiles :o)

Gary

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

WWW.PowerToEndStroke.Org








WWW.PowerToEndStroke.Org

Health Corner Features Ron Gardner's Story










Hi Everyone

My stroke buddy Ron Gardner sent me a message yesterday with a link to his story that was featured on the T.V. program Health Corner this past Sunday.

This is the intro that they gave as a lead up to Ron's story.

"More than 162,000 Americans die from stroke every year, a shocking statistic that motivated Emmy® award winning actress Cicely Tyson to speak out and start giving back. Health Corner profiles a New Jersey family affected by stroke. See how their lives have been transformed and why they're closer than ever."

Click here to watch the video feature and read more about Ron and his family.

By the way Ron is one of my Net Friends and if you would like to be one too then just Click Here to sign up.

As one of my Net Friends I will be passing on to you all sorts of great free content that I uncover as I explore the Net. It could be articles, videos, e books, software whatever. If you have something that you are looking for then just email me garydotgray@gmail.com and tell me what it is. More than likely I can find a free resource for you on the net.

Till next post,

Smiles :o)

Gary

Saturday, May 9, 2009

A Srtoke Survivor's Story...
















Hi Everyone

Welcome!

Read this!... A stroke survivor telling the true story of what happened to him.

Click Here to read his story.

Thank you for reading Ron's story.

Please get to know the signs of a stroke. It just might save someone's live including your own.

Till next post.

Smiles :o)

Gary

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Healthier Outcomes Article...






















Hi again everyone

Just a quick post to give you a link to today's front page newspaper article featuring my stroke buddy John Montgomery and his wife Bev.

John Montgomery enjoys a sucker as his wife, Bev, gives him a loving embrace. A stroke left John, now a resident of Hillsborough Hospital, with little ability to understand or express speech. Guardian photo by Jim Day

I first met john after his first stroke in 2005 and before his second which left him with a much greater degree of disability. He was one of if not the most enthusiastic supporter of my presentation Finding a "New Normal" at the PEI Heart and Stroke Strategies for Stroke Recovery conference in Charlottetown in November 2007.

Click Here... to read the entire article

This article gives even more details about the establishment of the organized stroke support program announced on Thursday.

Till next post,

Smiles :o)

Gary