This year, stroke will strike 700,000 Americans of all ages, genders and ethnicities. A member of your family, a friend or neighbor — even you — could be a victim. Stroke is the No. 3 killer of Americans and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability. But perhaps you already know these statistics because you’ve already suffered a stroke or know someone who has. Where do you turn?

SSEEO Is Here to Help.
SSEEO was founded in 2004 by four stroke survivors from Northern Illinois and one from Washington. D.C. Today, we’re a group of hundreds of survivors and caregivers from communities across Illinois. In collaboration with the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, we work to:

• support each other
• educate the public
• bring about policy change to make life easier for ourselves, our families and future   generations.