Want to know more about our WhatsApp/Telegram Groups ?

Want to know more about our WhatsApp/Telegram Groups ?

To be added to our WhatsApp/ Telegram Global Stroke Support Groups please click here.

इस पोस्ट को हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें।

General Rules of the Stroke Support India Whatsapp/Telegram Groups

  1. DISCLAIMER : OUR GROUPS/ THIS SITE / CHANNELS DO NOT OFFER SPECIFIC MEDICAL ADVICE : All information on our groups, this website as well as all its associated channels ( such as on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc. ) and Groups (such as on WhatsApp, Telegram etc. ) is for informational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for specific and professional medical advise, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advise of your physician or a qualified healthcare provider for any questions regarding your medical condition or treatment or before starting any new health regimen and never disregard professional medical or advice or delay in seeking it because of something you may have read on this Website / any of its associated channels.
  2. Please introduce yourself immediately upon joining. Just a small introduction – name, location and any stroke related experience would suffice.
  3. Stay as close as possible to the purpose of the groups – which is to encourage and inform stroke survivors and caregivers on aspects which may be of direct relevance and interest to them. Else the group may quickly become irrelevant and without purpose very soon, just like many other groups we may already be members of.
    Experts joining any of our groups are requested and expected to contribute regularly and frequently per their expertise by interactions on the group, in our Online meetups, articles and any other suggestions they may have for the well-being of the stroke affected.
    General Motivational messages, videos, festival greetings, jokes ,controversial and irrelevant topics such as religion and politics etc. are NOT allowed on the group. We have a separate ‘openss’ group for all such messages ( excluding religion and politics there as well ). Any interested may contact the admin to be added there. All messages should have a CLEAR relationship to stroke.Thank you for your understanding.
  4. Discussions and inputs offered on/off the group : Please note that any such discussions and inputs including line of medical treatment, nature therapy, supplements, alternative therapy etc. that you follow when given by anyone on the group ( or off the group, using an acquaintance developed via the group ) is totally at your own risk and responsibility. Reviews, criticisms, opinions, inputs etc. on our Groups, this Website , forum or on any of our Social Media channels provided by members do NOT mean an endorsement of those by Stroke Support India. Similarly, any financial transaction , help etc. asked/given /received is entirely among the parties concerned. “Caveat Emptor” ( Buyer Beware ) applies here as equally as in life. Further, please note that it is NOT essential that all queries may be addressed, these being totally voluntary groups.
    At the same time, if you feel the group can benefit ( or be cautioned ) with your actual experiences consequent to such advises, transactions etc., feel free to share on the group or speak to the Administrator as to how to take it further. If you have any serious issue concerning a group member, please talk off-group to the admin.
  5. NO promotion of any kind.This includes request for donations, your group/website promotion and promotion of your products / services. If such is the purpose of your joining the group, please speak first to any of admins to check possibilities. All who promote any such activities on the group are liable to be removed at any time, please note. Also note that the group / Stroke Support India does not offer financial help for any individual stroke rehabilitation requirements.
    If you are forwarding something that seems ‘extraordinary’ ( even if relevant ) , it maybe better to check that it is not fake or unreliable to begin with, or at least add your comments thereupon that the same is not verified by you.
  6. Talk ! – this is very important and one of the main purposes of this group. Share your stroke related achievements and concerns. While there may not be ready and immediate solutions just the very act of talking and finding supportive people is a strong help. Please do NOT lurk around ..if you do not feel like speaking often, perhaps a message on a weekend would suffice.
  7. If a conversation is developing into a one to one dialogue, you may decide it is better to have the same off-group.
  8. You may like to ‘mute‘ the group so you are not disturbed each time the group receives a message.
  9. Most of all, please try to add value via each message you post- major checks could be : Is it relevant ? Is it true ? and could it lead to good and helpful conversations ?
  10. NO CONFIDENTIALITY ASSURED : Please note this website/ any of our channels/ Groups can not ensure confidentiality, given the nature of this website, channels, groups and discussions thereupon. Extracts of discussions may as well be put on Forums here for future reference. Hence please do NOT put out anything at these places any information that you want to keep confidential.

    A group is made by helpful and relevant conversations amongst members in accordance with its objectives. Thank you for joining in !
To have a good idea of what is discussed at our Groups , please see this page carrying snippets of some recent conversations. You could also see our Forums here.

Volunteers needed and welcome !

All efforts on the groups are volunteers driven, and more are always welcome ! Every effort counts. This page gives some ideas of the many ways one can help the mission of Stroke Support India. Feel free to contact with more ideas and at any time you can devote some efforts. All who can regularly volunteer even with a few hours a week are also encouraged to see this post and fill form there. Thank you !

HOW TO JOIN OUR GROUPS

Having read above, if you feel that you can benefit from – or usefully contribute – to our groups, please click here to know the procedures for being added to the same.

HOW CAN OUR GROUPS IMPROVE AND BECOME MORE USEFUL TO ALL MEMBERS ?

If you are a member of any of our groups, we would really appreciate your feedback and suggestions from time to time as to how the groups can become more useful to all . Please provide the same in the form below. Within constraints of time, resources and ability/ efforts, and balancing as much as possible of various opinions, we would do our best to make efforts accordingly. Thank you very much !

If you have limited/No information about Stroke, its symptoms and consequences, we STRONGLY suggest you read at least one of the following before you leave this Website, as well as share the links with your friends and family. You may save someone from sudden death or being crippled for life !
* Be fast – Stroke Symptoms in English with Videos of Actual Strokes
* स्ट्रोक (आघात) – हिंदी में कुछ जानकारी
* स्ट्रोक-के-साधारण-लक्षण
* In Bengali – Be Fast – দ্রুত !
* In Gujarati – જ્યારે સ્ટ્રોક આવે ત્યારે BE FAST
* In Marathi – BE FAST स्ट्रोक होतो तेव्हा !
* In Odiya – ଷ୍ଟ୍ରୋକ: ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ଅଥବା ଶାରୀରିକ/ମାନସିକ ଅସମର୍ଥ

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