Yeah this was a really cool paper. The procedure that the authors followed doesn't seem all that difficult so it stands to reason that a treatment could come out of this and subsequent works fairly quickly (quickly in the science world is still probably 10 or more years though...)

Yeah I tried to keep this post really short and straight to the point.

Sorry to hear about your Dad's stroke! I really think that stem cell technology holds massive promise for being able to help treat cases like that where there is damage to tissue that is unable to repair itself. I hope that the technology progresses quickly enough to help your father, I am sure there are many others out there in similar situations as well.