Software to Assist in Recovering from a Stroke?

jshaw001 asks: "My mother recently suffered a stroke. She is not that old, only 55, and she is out of the hospital now but still has a long road to recovery. The doctors said she should be able to recover, but it's up to how hard she works at it. She is an accountant, so numbers and being able to memorize lots of stuff is very important. In short, her memory is very important. I'm in college right now, and my father has to work all day so we can't be there to help her out with her memory exercises all the time. I was wondering if anyone knows of good software I can get for her to help her with her memory, reasoning, and typing. Free software, shareware, commercial code -- cost is not a factor. Games are also a plus. Please note that we are limited to Windows software. Any other advice on things I can use to help her, or your experiences, are welcomed. Thank you."

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[�berhund]

Please note that we are limited to Windows software.

Have her learn Linux. I've found it to be a great mental exercise.

By eliminating unnecessary restrictions

[A nonymous Coward]

And your own post helps him ... how?

You also have hidden agenda and assumptions. Maybe next time you should try to look at posts as if they are just what they seem, no more and no less.

The point of my post was to realize that a hidden assumption may not be necessary, and further, if there is one hidden assumption, there may be others. The goal is not to use Linux, nor is it to use Windows. The goal is to find ways of helping his mother "regardless of cost", not meaning to outspend Donald Trump, but to consider $500 on a new computer.

Of course, if he has other reasons for not wanting non-Windows software, that is his business. But he needs to reconsider all his base assumptions if he has such an obvious contradiction in them.