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."

Comments

Whoa - drop that assumption!

[A nonymous Coward]

cost is not a factor

we are limited to Windows software

If cost is not a factor, why eliminate the possibility of buying a cheap PC for Linux or even (gasp!) a Mac?

Maybe you need to look deeper into your limits here. You just may have more of these preconceived unneccesary limits.

Re:slightly off topic but helpful stroke informati

[Anonymous Coward]

"God bless"

If there was a god then why did he give this nice lady a stroke? Stick your religious bullshit up your ass.

Re:slightly off topic but helpful stroke informati

[Anonymous Coward]

oh wow ! i never have thought about it like that?!?! you know what your right i completely agree with you, gee whiz thanks for opening my eyes !

We are limited to Windows software?

[wonkamaster]

So you are trying to help your mother recover from a stroke but apparently using non-Windows software crosses the line from doing enough to going too far?

If I were you I would rethink my priorities. If software to help your mother is available on any platform but not another, perhaps you should change platforms or buy another computer. You may be limited by available software (assuming you don't code) but you are not limited to Windows software!

Re:slightly off topic but helpful stroke informati

[Anonymous Coward]

"$DEITY bless"

Same bullshit. There are no gods. Why not just say "Hope all goes well"? That's from the heart, not projecting some delusional hope of good will from a supernatural being.

Linux

[�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.