This lighthouse shines for all Stroke Survivors and Caregivers seeking help and comfort from stroke. Let us help you try to get back more - maybe your life. We are willing if you are. Run by Stroke Survivors and Caregivers for Stroke Survivors and Caregivers.
In the blink of an eye, the stroke survivor and loved one's lives change forever. It can be a marathon to get better or accept life's cruelty.
H.O.P.E. for Stroke is a non-profit (501c3) organization founded and staffed by stroke survivor and caregiver volunteers dedicated to directly help other stroke survivors and caregivers. With our helping hands, we guide back to shore, thus the "Lighthouse". We offer a Beacon of Light to the loving and selfless caregivers. This role is so often taken for granted. Though they are not afflicted, they are truly affected. H.O.P.E. for Stroke understands their challenges and provides them with experienced help and assistance. We are the "Lifeguards of Stroke" for all in need. We do not wear a lab coat or business suit. We are people who have experienced stroke first hand and wish to give back to others. We know what helped or could have helped us and are committed to share our experience to anyone in need. Sometimes just talking to someone who's been there and truly understands is the best medicine. Please call us at (516) 804-8495. It may be the most important phone call you've made yet!
To give hope for a brighter tomorrow to stroke survivors, their caregivers and family. To understand, encourage and guide with the insight of "having been there". To inspire to not just survive stroke, but to surpass one's own expectations of recovery.
To be the "Go To" foundation on Long Island with a unique and unprecedented support system for all who experience the fallout of stroke.
Encourage
Inspire
Motivate
Support
Educate
Passion to help others
Never Judge, Criticize or Pity
Nurture the Spirit
Sharing and Caring
Provide help with depression
Promote a sense of self worth
Involve family and friends
Turn no one away
Compassion
Integrity
Understanding
Respect
Trust
Humor
H.O.P.E. - Healing On Positive Energy
BELIEF that Positive Attutudes Change Everything (P.A.C.E.)
If you think you are having a stroke ****** CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!!! ******DO NOT call your doctor first..........DO NOT drive..........DO NOT wait for someone to take you to the hospital. An ambulance needs to communicate with the hospital to prepare for your arrival. A new drug called tPA can significantly reduce the effects of stroke and reduce permanent disabilty - but must be given within the first 3 hours of having a stroke. This could save your life or the quality of!!!
