Hello, and welcome to the I Survived the Stroke Store. My name is John Van Deun and I had a stroke in November of 2008. That is over 16 years ago!  These years have not been my favorite, and as you might guess, they have been a constant cycle of ups and downs, mostly downs at the beginning, but as the years have gone by, the ups have been more and more frequent, probably due to a change in my outlook on life and my attitude. Please visit my blog if you would like to learn a little more about my stroke journey and some useful information about strokes. There is a button to go there from here.