My bestie broke both of his arms and wrists two days ago. He’s in his 20s, a gamer, has a pregnant wife and a young kid. Any ideas for gifts I can get to cheer him up? He’ll have no use of his arms for 3 months.
Already got a bidet for him and hooked it up. Looking into accessible gaming controllers, but he said that the pain is so bad rn that even alternative controllers are probably a no go.
Cleaning service, any house services really, freezer meals, or other little to no prep foods, offer to play with their kid from time to time, help them relieve stress by unburdening them (by taking on chores), instead of providing an escape (video games)
Edit: not dissing video games, but a young one and another on the way is a lot of stress already.
Every hobby can be considered an escape. But that doesn’t make it bad. Even dads and husbands need “me time” for themselves. So don’t tax his gig so hard-core cruster.
Edit: spelling
LMAO, I know it’s auto correct typos, but:
So don’t tax his gag so hard-core cruster.
Is excellent gibberish.
I get this, I’m a dad, and I know that me time is wonderful, but I also know that if the house is in rough shape because I can’t do anything even if I wanted, that me time becomes an escape instead of a wind down, and the stress returns the moment the screen is off. Help with the house makes it so the relief lasts longer.
I hadn’t even considered cleaning services or meal kits. Those are a fantastic idea! I’ll reach out to his wife and get her input.
I’m constantly overwhelmed with no broken arms, and just 1 day a week for someone to come in and “reset the mess” is incredible. You should probably talk with his wife and have the “this person is giving you time to do things that prioritize your family” talk, because some people can feel cleaning service is admitting failure in keeping up their home. (Also her talking with the kid about not treating this as an excuse to be messy isn’t bad either)
That’s a bit of a biased opinion on video games, huh? Maybe some, but certainly not every game and definitely not every gamer is about escapism. Some people destress and chill out with games because they have other responsibilities like kids, work, etc…
I’m in complete agreement, but with two broken arms, they aren’t going to be helping much with house chores (depending on how much mobility they actually have), and having those things done will actually allow for downtime.
Game thought: DDR?
Game thought: DDR?
I feel like there’s a good chance you’d lose your balance with both arms in casts. Maybe not though. It’s a good suggestion!
help them relieve stress by unburdening them…
Uhhhh what are you suggesting here exactly?
Sending his mom over
An Alexa or Google voice activated assistant (and setting it up for them), so they can watch movies, play music, etc.
3 months of netflix, prime, audiobook membership, etc
Tobii eye-tracker for gaming/mouse movements, foot pedal buttons
Foot dexterity toys, balls, rocks - so they can get better using their feet and toes.
A ebook with voice activation
A big touch screen monitor hooked up to their cellphone / computer so they can do computer stuff with their feet. And screencast/chromecast to a big tv display. So navigate with feet, and big display for easy viewing.
A huge cost-co sized bottle of anti-diarrheal pills.
A stadium pal, or leg strapped urinal device.
Gag gifts
Sign up for you friend to get visited by the mormons or the 7th day adventists (I mean, he has to fill his days doing something, right?)
Cattle scratcher post
fleshlight mounted on a pole
It took way to fucken long to reach this comment.
I’d say audio books, but you can get them the Libby app and a library card and they’ll have tens of thousands available for free.
Libro.fm for stuff not at the library
Audiobookbay + bugmenot
The catch with Libby is that usually all the good books have hold times. This isn’t an issue when you’ve been using Libby for awhile, you put a bunch of books on hold and you reach a point where you always have something available. But it can take weeks/months as a new user to get to that point where you are constantly having waitlisted books coming available.
A life alert button as a joke
Maybe 1-2 USB foot pedals? There’s gotta be at least some games that only really require two buttons (assuming PC), all I can think of is OSU! off the top of my head
osu requires aiming lol, “A Dance Of Fire And Ice” only requires 1 button but a lot of precision.
Anyways, one of these fighter game pads would be better:
But they still might be able to hold a controller depending on how bad it is
Folding doors, you can just kick them open because they have a hinge in the middle. Bin with foot-lever.
Firstly, my sympathies for your friend’s horrible situation
Secondly, don’t let him near anyone’s mother.
Jerk your buddy off for him since he can’t do that right now
Than one day he had an accident, they had to amputate his arms – and he was sad that day. Yes he was sad that day. He can’t surf, he can’t skate and he sure can’t masturbate no more.
Reddit is leaking, lol
Shhh. It’s not like our first thought was “flashlight”
Nothing says you care like a no-homo handie.
OP never said they were a man. Maybe it’s a no-hetero handie.
OP is obviously a man or else they would be asking how to support the pregnant wife.
Let’s maybe just leave that to his wife. Or his mother.
A bro-job, for good measure
Harmonica holder
My robot friend can do anything!
A beer helmet!
God no, not while your body is healing that kind of stuff.
You don’t need to put actual beer in it.
Lmao that would be a grade A prank. Show up to your follow up with Apple juice in it. Tell them you drove there. And rave about the kind stranger who refilled it for you.
As someone mentioned, an Alexa speaker. You mentioned a young kid and Amazon Kids has some great audio games you can play. I’ve had a blast either playing along with my kiddo or just watching him. Plus you can connect them for use as an intercom.
Occasional outings and a change of scenery might be appreciated as time goes on.
A glass of milk. Might get that 3 months down to 2 months and 29 days.
Had a friend in high school who broke something at least every year. We got him extra milks at lunch every day. For 3 years.
I’ve broken a lot of bones.
Get him stuff that helps the family so he doesn’t feel useless and guilty. That’s number 1. It’s awful to feel like a burden to everyone, and that doesn’t go away no matter what is said to you.
Second, stretch bands to put around limbs and pull. It feels amazing. You don’t realise how little you move and how little muscle you use while subconsciously “nursing” a broken bone.
Something insanely complex that involves both arms to use or solve. It’s just funny as shit. But also, I swear I recover faster.
Just no train blueprints for Mr Glass over here
Haha. I think my bone density is fine, I just ask a lot more of them than normal…
Bones: “This could break us.”
Brain: “Yeah, “could” but won’t. I got you.”
collective being does a thing that will be amazing or moronic depending on outcome in the next few seconds
what do you do that demands so much from your bones, just out of interest?
Various “extreme” sports
The bidet was a very solid choice. As generally privacy oriented as I am, I have no alternative. What about an Alexa + Audible?
i would get him a cheap violin and a bag of individually wrapped candy
Calm down satan
theres so many terrible possibilities though!
There’s a game you control by blinking. Before Your Eyes. It’s a fairly short indie game, and maybe a bit heavy, but he should be able to play it just fine.
