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By Scott Zissman, SSEEO Vice President of Operations, Stroke Survivor Since 1996
When I originally joined SSEEO 1 year ago, it was simply for the opportunity to be a peer visitor. As a former stroke survivor, I really felt it was important to let other stroke survivors out there know they weren’t alone. At the time I didn’t really know about SSEEO, so I offered to volunteer and be a peer visitor.
I knew from the first SSEEO meeting I was invited to in March of 2009, that this organization was destined to be successful in everything, including peer visitations.
Our first request for a peer visit came in an email from our website that was sent to us from Maureen, the wife of a stroke survivor. Her husband Tom was a 40 year-old man who had his stroke last fall, and was very depressed. He was an active, working father, and now he was relegated to a wheelchair, his left side being pretty much ineffective.
On the first visit with Tom, I was joined by Mickey Clancy and Frankie Janisch, both from SSEEO. Immediately upon meeting Tom it was evident he was angry and depressed about his situation. We spent almost 3 hours talking to him about everything from his stroke, dogs, sports, to his new motorcycle.
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I found the conference call "Putting Your Affairs in Order" very informative. With reference to some of the information I would like to receive a copy of "Matters of the Heart". If you could please send it to me at ___ or you could also e-mail it to me.
Thanks again for these informative calls.
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Bob Joseph
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Next Support Group Call 12-1pm Central Tuesday
September 21, 2010
Topic: Dating as a Stroke Survivor and Sexual Intimacy
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