# A friend from high school suffered a stroke a few years back **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 1, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-from-high-school-suffered-a-stroke-a-few-years-back/958744 "2022-02-01T13:26:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-from-high-school-suffered-a-stroke-a-few-years-back/958744/1 "2022-02-01T13:26:16Z")
Now she posts notes to me (on FB, and elsewhere) that I cannot decipher. When I write her “I can’t figure out your meaning here,” she sends me an equally incomprehensible response. How to break the cycle?, I wonder. Ideas? We live a continent apart. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-from-high-school-suffered-a-stroke-a-few-years-back/958744/2 "2022-02-01T14:50:00Z")
Maybe exchange pictures instead of words? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-from-high-school-suffered-a-stroke-a-few-years-back/958744/3 "2022-02-01T15:07:56Z")
Maybe this will work? I understand you want to be sensitive and not hurt your friend. This can be resized. I wouldn’t send a large image. [![](https://clipground.com/images/huh-clipart-17.jpg) ](https://clipground.com/images/huh-clipart-17.jpg)