American Heart Association

http://www.americanheart.org/

Brain Basics: Preventing Stroke

Generation S: Young Stroke Survivors
www.orgsites.com/pa/generation-s

Know Stroke. Know the Signs. Act in Time.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/knowstroke.htm

About Heart Disease and Stroke
www.ahaf.org/hrtstrok/about/hsabout.htm

Information About Stroke
http://www.einstein.edu/e3front.dll?durki=8096

Stroke Information Directory
http://www.stroke-info.com/

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

National Stroke Association
http://www.stroke.org/

National Stroke Association Local Support Groups
http://www.stroke.org/supportsearch.cfm

National Stroke Association Regional Chapters
http://www.stroke.org/pages/surv_regchapt.cfm?category=all

The Stroke Network
http://www.strokenetwork.org/

NARIC (The National Rehabilitation Information Center)
http://www.naric.com

Stroke Center
http://www.strokecenter.org/pat/strokecenters.htm

• ...  plan for changes needed in my parent's home
• ...  deal with end of life issues
• ...  understand my parent's prognosis after a stroke
  
• ...  manage treatment
• ...  deal with emotional issues
• ...  manage my own stress
• ...  deal with doctors and other medical staff
• ...  arrange for care-giving help and support
• ...  manage diet and lifestyle issues

Stroke Support Groups

A stroke support group is a community organization for stroke survivors and their family members, friends and others. It helps people learn more about stroke, share their experiences about stroke, and become inspired to move forward after their stroke.

A stroke can be very isolating. By meeting regularly, members help one another face and overcome common challenges by sharing experiences and encouraging one another.

A stroke support group can be a place for stroke survivors and caregivers to make friends, socialize, gain realistic feedback, help others and find meaning in life.

The American Stroke Association maintains a registry of about 1,900 stroke groups.  To find out if there's a stroke support group near you, visit our group locator. 

For information about stroke support groups or how to start one, call 1-888-4-STROKE or visit our related  Web page. You can also e-mail us at strokeconnection@heart.org.

Related AHA and ASA publications:

• Successful Stroke Support Groups
• Stroke: Are you at risk?... Our guide to stroke risk factors
• Warning signs of stroke... Our easy-reading guide to emergency action
• Understanding stroke... Our guide explaining stroke and how to reduce your risk (also in Spanish)
• Controlling Your Risk Factors
• Aspirin, Heart Disease and Stroke
• Smoking and Your Risk of Stroke
• High blood pressure and stroke... Our guide to controlling a key risk factor for stroke
• How stroke affects behavior... Our guide to physical and emotional changes
• Living With Disability After Stroke... Our guide of practical tips for daily living
• Caring for someone with aphasia... Our guide to improving communication
• Sex After Stroke... Our guide to intimacy after stroke
• List of Stroke brochures available in  Spanish 
• Stroke Connection Magazine
• Printable sheets from Let's Talk About Stroke kit on  stroke prevention and  life after stroke. Many topics available in  Spanish. 

AHA Scientific Statements:

Stroke

See also:

American Stroke Association
Aphasia
Arrhythmias
Atrial Fibrillation
Stroke
Stroke Connection Magazine
Stroke Effects
Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke Risk Factors
Stroke Statistics
Stroke Tests
Stroke Treatment
Stroke Treatment Advances

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