We will be adding a new Aphasia Support Group to our meeting schedule.  It will meet at St. Frances de Chantal in Wantagh every second Tuesday at 11am.  First meeting will be on December 9th 2014.  We will also be adding a new Stroke Support Group in the Port Washington area.  Exact location, days and times to be announced.
Click Here For Current Support Meeting Schedule

Get yourself in the right frame of mind for Thanksgiving & Christmas shopping by making a date for our forthcoming Comedy Night Fundraiser at the Governor's Club, Levittown. Stroke Life supporter Chris Monty & friends will be there to entertain us on Thursday November 6th at 6:30 for 8pm Show.   Click Here For Details 

 

-         Sudden palpitations

-         Sudden shortness of breath

-         Sudden face & limb pain

-         Sudden nausea

-         Sudden hiccups

-         Sudden shortness of breath

-         Sudden chest pain

All This Is In Addition To Symptoms Shared With The (Male) Martians

-         Facial droop; limb numbness/weakness, particularly on one side

-         Blurred or decreased vision in one or both eyes

-         Difficulty speaking or understanding

-         Severe abrupt headache

-         Dizziness, loss of balance & coordination

-         Difficulty swallowing

 

The final two Speaker Meetings of 2014 were held this month. Our good friend and major medical contributor to our website, Dr Richard Libman conducted his popular "Q&A Stroke Forum" at our Hicksville Community Center venue. A similar format was adopted by Dr Harry Schneider, a language specialist and research scientist. Speaking at Plainview, Dr Schneider shared the practical outcome of his research for the benefit of our aphasic members. He shared promising hope for effective restoration of speech function and comprehension through the use of transcranial direct current stimulation and novel language therapy.

 

• Severe dizziness and the inability to stand
• Numbness and loss of feeling on the right side of my body
• Unable to speak. Ironically he was able to visualize what he wanted to say but just could not form the words.

For the first time in his life, he thought he was going to die, right there in his own living room.