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Stroke survivors inspire
AND WARN OTHERS
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Life can change in an instant.
That's the common knowledge that all stroke survivors share.
But, the way survivor Melissa Moore sees it, life is also what
you make it.
"Life is different now," commented Moore, who suffered a
Moore
stroke in 2006, "but different doesn't
have to be bad. It can be good."
Moore was among the dozens of
stroke survivors on hand at Forsyth
Medical Center Oct. 29 - World
Stroke Day - for the medical center's
second Annual Stroke Survivor
Celebration. Dr. Chere Chase, med
ical director of Neurosciences at
FMC, started the annual gatherings
at the hospital.
"We wanted to get people togeth
er to celebrate their survival, but also
to expose them to services that are
available," Chase said of the celebra
tion. "Most of our survivors last
year said that it was very helpful.
Moore, then 34 years-old, was teaching Spanish at
Parkland IB Magnet High School when she "got ... the worst
headache of my life. I told my students to tell the principal to
dial 9-1-1 because I knew instantly something was wrong."
Moore would later discover an aneurysm was to blame for
the stroke. The pressure on her brain caused Moore to lose
most of her sight, but she has remained upbeat, determined to
look at the bright side.
"The road to recovery was very long at the hospital, but I
See Stroke on AS
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The Rev. Otto Gaither had a stroke while driving.
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A Lesson in Selflessness
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Photo by Todd Luck
Quashia Harrison (front) and Angela Castillo collect cans and bottles.
North Hills students put battered
women ahead of their wants
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Math class turned into a lesson in helping oth
ers for students at North Hills Elementary
School.
For the month of October,
kids and members of the
school's faculty collected alu
minum cans and plastic bot
tles, which were turned over
to a local recycling center in
exchange for cash. Students
had debated on using the
money raised for everything
from taking a field trip and
throwing a party, to buying a
school pet. But in the end.
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they put others before themselves and opted to
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Jackson knocks timid, meek Christians
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
The Rev. Jesse Jackson
says this century's Civil
Rights Movement won't be a
fight against Jim Crow but
Fannie Mae.
During a series of public
appearances in the Triad last
weekend. Jackson urged peo
ple of faith and those of
goodwill to join the
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
(his Chicago-based nonprof
it) in its efforts to make cor
porate America, especially
banks, more consumer
friendly and less profit-driv
en.
"Good people must do
bold things," Jackson said
Sunday from the pulpit at
Friendship Baptist Church.
A day earlier, the civil
rights icon made several
appearances in Greensboro,
including one at the
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Rev. Jesse Jackson greets churchgoers after his sermon.
Homecoming Game at his
alma mater, N.C. A&T State
University. After his sermon
at Friendship, Jackson made
a surprise visit to Union
Baptist Church to address
members of the grassroots
group CHANGE, who were
gathered there for their 2009
Fall Community Delegates
Assembly.
It's Jackson's hope to
build a coast-to-coast net
work of pastors and congre
gations to fight what he
likened to tyrannical behav
ior by corporations - actions
Jackson directly links to the
mortgage meltdown and the
nation's overall economic
mess.
"It's a sin to adjust to
oppression," said Jackson,
who tied his words to Bible
verses where God urges his
people to fight for the meek.
Jackson wants to hold
face-to-face "prayer meet
ings" with corporate leaders
and elected officials to stem
the tide of home foreclo
sures, plant closures and ris
ing student loan interest
rates, which Jackson says are
See Jackson on A2
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Ken Canion sports one of his t-shirts.
'Loser' Canion
launches line of
positive clothing
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
For Greensboro resident Ken Canion. inspiration comes in
all sizes, literally. ,
Canion. 44. a motivational speaker, author and entrepre
neur, founded the Affirmation Apparel clothing line earlier this
year, as a means of empowering people to live up to their full
potential.
T-shirts in nine different designs are currently available
through the company's Web site, affrimationapparel.com, and
will officially be launched tomorrow (Nov. 6) at the Galleria
Events Center in Greensboro. The shirts come in a variety of
cuts and styles, and bear statements like "1 Believe in Me," "I
am Destined for Greatness" and "My Dream is Worth the
Effort."
"I recognized that there was a segment of the population
that wanted something different." Canion said of his motiva
tion to start the company. "...Everybody wants hope."
Each shirt comes with a motivational placard that expounds
on the sentiment the shirt expresses.
"If you keep saying these things, ultimately, you'll believe
them," Canion remarked. "...I just hope that our line makes
people want to take action and change their lives (for the bet
See Canion on A5
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Sgt. Robert Cozarl of the Winston-Salem Police
Department keeps a Roy Scout dry Saturday as they
make their way along the WSSV Homecoming
Parade route. See pages Rl and RS for more images
from this year's parade.
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