Aphasia featured in daily comic strip: between the lines: Lynn Johnston.

A fire in an apartment, the death of a beloved family pet, the onset of aphasia after a stroke--these seem unlikely stories for a newspaper comic strip. But since 1979, Lynn Johnston's cartoon, "For Better or For Worse" (FBorFW), has used these events and more, finding the sometimes bittersweet humor in everyday life.

Set in the province of Ontario, Canada, the cartoon has followed the lives of the Pattersons--Elly and John, parents of Michael, Elizabeth, and April. The characters are based on Johnston's own life: Elly was named for a late friend, and the other ...

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