It's always hard to quantify without longer studies, but we had one patient in particular whom had suffered an extremely severe stroke - paralysis of left side (very limited hand movement), and reduced mobility on right side on top of some mental disabilities.

It was the kind of patient that you'd sit on eggshells to see how would react, expecting that they would gain nothing, be frustrated and quit.

They didn't. They loved it. Despite extreme challenges, including taping a controller to the left hand - they laughed so hard and had so much fun that I had tears of joy in my eyes. That kind of thing made all the hours we donated worth it.

The patients we had with the heaviest disabilities were the ones that came with the most positive feedback. I guess this goes to show how much a little bit of fun can mean for someone.