Help! How to distract a bedridden patient...

KoH · 01-31-2005, 05:35 PM

I spent four months in bed in a hospital. I had all the games and books and movies and cable. What I missed the most was company. I don't have much of a family so I rarely saw them. The nurses were nice when I could understand them. Make sure you talk to him but don't be there constantly. Get a video camera and show him what is going on outside. The worst thing about being bedridden to me is the isolation.

Disneyphile · 01-31-2005, 05:49 PM

Video games!!! I find that hours can be spent plaing video games without realizing it. (Well, if he's into that sorta thing.)

I agree with KoH about the isolation thing. It sucks being alone and confined. My 9 1/2 days in a hospital 2 years ago seemed like forever, but when my friends were there, time would just fly. Mainly, they would just talk to me and watch TV with me, since I was really in no condition to do much else. (I couldn't even concentrate enough to play cards.) One friend brought me a coloring book and crayons though - that really helped, believe it or not.

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KoH Premium Swankster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 32	I spent four months in bed in a hospital. I had all the games and books and movies and cable. What I missed the most was company. I don't have much of a family so I rarely saw them. The nurses were nice when I could understand them. Make sure you talk to him but don't be there constantly. Get a video camera and show him what is going on outside. The worst thing about being bedridden to me is the isolation. __________________ Click here
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Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Video games!!! I find that hours can be spent plaing video games without realizing it. (Well, if he's into that sorta thing.) I agree with KoH about the isolation thing. It sucks being alone and confined. My 9 1/2 days in a hospital 2 years ago seemed like forever, but when my friends were there, time would just fly. Mainly, they would just talk to me and watch TV with me, since I was really in no condition to do much else. (I couldn't even concentrate enough to play cards.) One friend brought me a coloring book and crayons though - that really helped, believe it or not.
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