New at Riverside: Stroke Survivor Support Group meeting the Third Tuesday of Every Month

(Kankakee, IL) October 15, 2009 – To support, inform and provide a place for fellowship, Riverside Medical Center’s Primary Stroke Center will be hosting a monthly Stroke Survivor Support Group for all stroke survivors and their families and/or caregivers.
The stroke support group is free to all and will be offered the third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Riverside’s Cafeteria Room B (350 N. Wall Street in Kankakee). Topics and guest speakers will vary each month. A complete list of presentation days and speakers are as follows:
• Tuesday, October 20, 2009: “Brain Attack: A Medical Emergency”
Featuring guest speakers and Riverside Rehabilitation Nurse Leaders Mary Yeates and Sue Kapchinske.
• Tuesday, November 17, 2009: “Coping with Stress”
Featuring guest speaker and Riverside Clinical Neuropsychologist Kirsten Mitchell.
• Tuesday, December 15, 2009: “Healthy Holiday Food”
Featuring guest speaker and Riverside Dietitian Katie Swafford, RD.
• Tuesday, January 19, 2010: “Safe Exercise”
Featuring guest speaker and Riverside Physical Therapist Dodi Callister, PT.
• Tuesday, February 16, 2010: “Speech-Memory-Problem Solving-Swallowing”
Featuring guest speaker Jan Toth, SLP.
• Tuesday, March 16, 2010: “Medical Equipment- What is it for and how do I get it?”
Featuring guest speaker and Riverside Health Equipment Store Manager Claudia Hertz.


For more information on Riverside’s Stroke Care, please call 815-935-7530 or visit www.RiversideMC.net .