First, the good news: your mother appears to be coming out of her coma. We don’t want to assume anything – eight years is a long time to be comatose. But all indications are that she’ll soon be returned to full brain and body function very soon.

Now, the bad news: any significant shock could cause her to relapse. So, at first, she needs to believe that it’s still the year 2000. As far as she’s concerned, Bill Clinton is still president, Nash Bridges is still a hit show, Britney Spears is still considered hot, and 911 is just the number you call in an emergency. Oh, and the eMachines W3615 is the latest word in desktop PCs.

The smooth function and high performance of today’s computers would only disorient and terrify her. The eMachines W3615’s Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz processor, 1 GB DDR2 dual-channel memory, and 56K PCI modem will make her feel right at home in the year 2000. Slowly, gradually, introduce her to more recent innovations like the 6 USB ports and 160GB hard drive. You’ll need to do something about the pre-installed Windows Vista – but then, you would do that anyway.

Finally, you yourself should try to look the way you did eight years ago. It won’t be easy to walk around with a flavor-saver and ultra-baggy cargo pants again – but your mother’s very life could hang in the balance.

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