31.   Doctors said he had a stroke, which damaged his optical nerves.

32.   Each year, half a million Americans have strokes.

33.   Even to the untrained eye, it was clear he had had a stroke.

34.   Expectant mothers with toxemia run the risk of having a stroke, and in the most severe cases the condition can kill the baby.

35.   Five years ago Fillmore had a stroke and thought he might die himself.

36.   For example, Kathleen, who had speech problems and drooling, thought at first she might have had a stroke.

37.   First, my father-in-law, Andy, had a stroke.

38.   For this reason, a person who has a stroke in the right side of the brain ends up with paralysis on the left side of the body.

39.   Grossman said Menino had a stroke of brilliance in promoting Boston during the site commitee visit.

40.   Having recently completed a new book on aging, Ram Dass admits that his expectations about being old did not include having strokes.