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General Stroke Information
Speech disability information
Stroke support groups
- Stroke Family Support Network (sponsored by the American Stroke Association)
A toll-free information and referral service offering free stroke support information to stroke survivors, caregivers, family members, and healthcare professionals. Many of the stroke support specialists responding to the calls are stroke survivors or caregivers themselves.
Phone: 1-888-4-STROKE (1-888-478-7653)
(Direct call to Stroke Family Support Network)
- Stroke Clubs International
Offers mutual support, educational, social, and recreational programs and activities to people who have experienced strokes, their families, and their friends.
Write:
Stroke Clubs International
805 12th St.
Galveston, TX 77550
E-Mail: strokeclubs@earthlink.net
- CHASA (Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association)
Provides support and information for families of children who are diagnosed with hemiplegia or have had a pediatric stroke. Local support group information available. Also provides online e-mail support groups, networking, advocacy, phone support, annual family retreat and medical conference, and matching with other families.
Write:
CHASA
4101 W. Green Oaks, Suite 305
PMB 149
Arlington, TX 76016
Phone: 817-492-4325
E-Mail: info437@chasa.org
Web Site: http://www.chasa.org
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