Stroke Directory 2012 Welcome!
A stroke in the family affects everyone in the family, not just the stroke survivor.
The purpose of this Web site is to make it easier for all of those touched by stroke to find the various support services now available and helpful for successful recovery. We strongly encourage you to seek out and use these community services. We understand that asking for help, even needing it, may be new for you, but adapting to and coping with such a catastrophe usually demands more than can be done alone.
Virtually all of the resources included in this Web site have their own Web sites, and we encourage you to visit them, since they contain extensive information about the services they provide. You may do this easily by clicking on the hyperlinks provided with each resource maintaining a Web site.
We hope that this Web site will help you avoid the frustration of not knowing where to turn in your time of need, and that you will remember that there is life after stroke, for both the survivor and the survivor’s family.
Note: This online version of the Resources Directory does not contain certain information included in the printed version, such as the Table of Contents, very useful additional stroke information, a glossary, a contribution page, and the Index. The Index contains all of the resources/links listed in alphabetical order. The complete Marin County Stroke Resource Directory is available for viewing and printing in PDF format, which requires that you have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. You may download this for free from Adobe.
The information and resources listed here are not intended to be an endorsement, or are the listings all-inclusive. The directory includes information that has proved useful to stroke survivors and their families. While we have tried to check all resources as thoroughly as possible, we apologize in advance for any errors or omissions.
We hope that this Resource Directory will help you avoid the frustration of not knowing where to turn in your time of need, and that you will remember that there IS life after stroke, for both the survivor and the survivor’s family.
Contributions
If you have found this Web site to be of help, perhaps you would like to consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Your contribution will be used to further enhance this Web site, to continue to improve our printed version, and for other stroke-related educational activities.
If you wish to make a contribution, please make your check payable to:
Marin Link / Nancy Boyce
5800 The Mall at Northgate, Suite 250 (on the mezzanine)
San Rafeal, CA 94903
Please call (415) 472.0211 or email us at info@strokeinfomarin.org with any questions.
Who We Are
MarinLink strengthens our community through innovative and collaborative programs and projects.
With the dissolution of the Stroke Education Council of Marin in 2007, the Marin Stroke Resource Directory became a project of MarinLink. We continue to advocate for the needs of stroke survivors and their families and to promote access to education and resources for ongoing rehabilitation and well-being, in collaboration with other community resources.
Acknowledgments
The original Marin County Stroke Resource Directory was published in 1988 and we gratefully continue to build upon the excellent work of those involved.
The previous collaborative effort included Dottie Breiner, Maureen Green, Carol Howard-Wooton, Suzy Coxhead, Nancy Boyce and Susan Jensen.
The medical perspective was given by J. Richard Mendius, MD and Deborah Doherty, MD.
We are also indebted to John Pamplin, who volunteered countless hours and substanial funds in establishing the www.strokeinformarin.org website as the “go-to” site for stroke resource information.
The current edition has benefited from the guidance of Editor in Chief, Nancy Boyce, the technical assistance and perserverance of editor and MarinLink volunteer , Deborah Learner. We are also grateful for the cooperation and input of our many resource providers throughout Marin County and beyond.
We give thanks and appreciation to all financial suppoters, and to our major donors:
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center – San Rafael
Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation
Marin General Hospital
Marin Healthcare District Board