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This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of the
unmoderated Usenet newsgroup, soc.stroke.support


RATIONALE:  soc.stroke.support  

What is Stroke? A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the part of the brain
is suddenly interrupted (ischemic) or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts,
spilling blood into the spaces surrounding the brain cells (hemorrhagic). 

Stroke and other cardiovascular diseases are not just a man's disease, it is
also quite  devastating to women as well. Many believe that cancer is more of a
threat, but they're wrong, nearly twice as many women in the United States die
of a cardiovascular diseases as from all forms of cancer, including breast
cancer.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4786


With the ever increasing frequency of Strokes there seems to be a need for this
type of newsgroup now. This so persons stuck down with this debilitating 
cardiovascular disease can get the support they and their families need at a
critical time in their lives, and where best to get this but from other Stroke
Survivors and their families.
On or off the net, Stroke Survivors have to deal with a number of different
problems, not just the medical aspects of their stroke but the impact it has on
their daily lives. 
soc.stroke.support would be a place where stroke survivors, their relatives,
friends, caregivers, teachers, and professionals in the field can get together
to share experiences and exchange ideas on how to cope with the social aspects
of stroke.
There are anumber of organizations that are involved with the management of
stroke, but there isn't a stroke specific newsgroup in usenet that we have
found where a stroke survivor can go and interact with other stroke survivors
around the world.



This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:
news.announce.newgroups 
news.groups 
can.med.misc
can.config
can.general


Any discussion on this RFD should be re-directed to news.groups


 CHARTER:

( soc.stroke.support) will be a newsgroup to share information and experiences
by Stroke Survivors, their relatives, friends, caregivers, teachers, and
professionals. This newsgroup will be for stroke survivors, and will be policed
by the Stroke Survivors themselves as it is to be unmoderated.

PROPONENTS:

Stewart Pickell -  myhome@mts.net
Gunter Wenzel  - gwenzel2@shaw.ca


The following will not be allowed in soc.stroke.support:

Off-topic posts ( Off topic articles, including:   Personal advertisements,
Commercial advertisements and money-making schemes , Chain letters, EMP spam ,
HTML , Copyright violations , Advocation of violence , Threats, Binaries,
except PGP signatures, X-Face headers, and other  ancillary meta-data
Personal attacks, Flames, Attempts to subvert the system, such as:  Forgery of
valid e-mail addresses,Unauthorized approval headers, Excessive
morphing/nym-shifting, Crossposting excessively or to unrelated groups Posting
with a non-replyable/munged address will be discouraged.