Hi John,

    Hope you are doing better! I had an Uncle who had a brain stem stroke,
and his therapist had him get one of those, (forgive me as I can't remember
the actually name) toys the teaches kids to do math and spell. You were ask
a question, and it randomly flashed circles until you pressed the right one.
Might not be exactly what you are describing, but it might work. It came
from Toys are us, I'll bet Radio Shack would have something also..

Good luck and keep working on the come back!!!!!!

Howard

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 9:47 AM
Subject: [VANAGON] Friday NV

> Dear Volks,
>
> Since my stroke, I find I need a therapy device that is not generally
> available and maybe someone here who is into electronics can point me in
> the right direction.
>
> I  need to exercise my hand and arm by pointing. It is actually a
> coordination exercise. I need to actually touch what I am pointing at
> repeatedly and the object pointed at needs to change positions randomly.
> What I propose to have made is a panel with lots of little LED lights
> which
> will light randomly and stay  lit long enough for me to extend my arm and
> touch the light. Needed is a random pulse generator to work the lights. I
> have no idea how that would work or how it would need to be wired but
> surely there must be a way. The length of time the lights stay on must be
> adjustable.
>
> I solicit your suggestions, comments and help.
>
> Thank you,
>
> John