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Letter to Harpo by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Written October 11, 2007Harpo Productions PO Box 909715 Chicago, IL 60607 Dear Oprah; Thank you and your girls from the bottom of my *renewed* heart. I am a stroke survivo ... Read on »

Letter to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health October 10, 2007 The Honorable Sheldon WhitehouseUnited StatesSenate 502 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington,D.C.20510 Dear Senator Whitehouse: As a stroke survivor and vol ... Read on »

This is the story how a PFO caused my stroke by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health My Stroke While I have remained mostly silent about this issue over this past year, I now know I must let everyone hear my message so that I can help do something to educate o ... Read on »

Surgery Update-PFO Closure by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Update to my story:It has been a long and mostly frustrating several months since the ordeal I spelled out in this article. I thought about pulling down my story and taking it ... Read on »

Heart Anatomy and PFO by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health source: http://www.amplatzer.com/Understanding PFOThe heart is divided into four separate chambers. The upper chambers, or atria, are divided by a wall called the atrial septu ... Read on »

Share Your Story by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health If you have arrived at my blog after searching for information on PFO,stroke,migraines and/or are researching the connection between the heart and the brain, I’d like to hear ... Read on »

Respect Trial and crypotogenic stroke by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Source: http://www.amplatzer.comalso see link at end of article from patient education resourcesRespect Trial - United StatesAMPLATZER® PFO Occluder - Notice of Availability - ... Read on »

Migraine Clinical Trial by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I’ve added this information to my blog in response to the many requests I received for individuals searching for more information on the migraine/PFO connection. This informa ... Read on »

PFO and CardioSeal info by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Source: ClevelandClinic.org Patent Foramen OvaleYour septumThe septum is the muscular wall separating the heart into the left and right sides.Th ... Read on »

A Hole in the Heart-Good PFO Tipsheet by stroke.org by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) and StrokeSource: stroke.org and AMA Medical Have you had a stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack or mini-stroke) “out of the blue” with no obv ... Read on »

A reply to Tedy Bruschi’s “Never Give Up” book by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I sent this letter off back in August of 2007. I’ve been inspired by the recent phone calls and posts that have come in with stories all too similar to mine. Because of these ... Read on »

YouTube Video showing PFO closure on ORLive by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I’ve passed this link along to many people who have contacted me through my Know-Stroke blog. I think that if you have the time to view it (it’s over an hour long) it answers ... Read on »

Do you know-stroke? by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Know-StrokeMay is Stroke Awareness month:Do you know-stroke?May 1,2008 Acknowledging the month of May as “Stroke Awareness Month” offers advocates for stroke awareness, stroke ... Read on »

“Give Me Five” for Stroke or “Act F.A.S.T.”?? by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health May is National Stroke Awareness Month we can agree. Right? Especially this month I’ve found all public agencies seem to be trying to get their own “version” of their mess ... Read on »

Perhaps we should be asking physicians to “GIVE ME FIVE” more minutes by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health In my last post I discussed how to recognize a stroke and the controversy surrounding which method or reminders are the best tools to use to educate the public on stroke aware ... Read on »

Tedy’s Team-Why We Run by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I was recently asked by a member of Tedy’s Team from the American Stroke Association to share my story with other team members. I am posting my reply to this request becau ... Read on »

Prov. Journal picked up my story by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I learned from the American Stroke Association, Boston Affiliate that the The ProvidenceJournal ran my story in yesterday’s Sunday paper. I did not see the actual article, bu ... Read on »

About Donations to Tedy’s Team by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Tedys-Team-DonationsFrequently Asked Questions(Source: American Stroke Association/a division of the American Heart Association)Here’s a few commonly asked questions and the ... Read on »

Bloggers abuzz about sex and stroke by David D. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health WOW! - I know, I used the word sex and “the other “s” word” together- I can explain…I mentioned in my last post I’d be following up with more information on the emerging tech ... Read on »

This is the story how a PFO caused my stroke by David D. Patient Expert

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health My Stroke While I have remained mostly silent about this issue over this past year, I now know I must let everyone hear my message so that I can help do something to educate o ... Read on »

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