suggestions for keeping a bored patient occupied

stargirl73

hi all!

Looking for some ideas. My neighbour has just undergone major abdominal surgery and is at home convalescing but is really bored. He's a man whom I've never known to sit still for more than half an hour and is always busy doing something. He's had daytime TV up to the gills, done puzzles for 18hours a day but is starting to go a bit stir crazy now.

Does anyone have any suggestions for keeping him busy that doesn't involve exertion? He's not really a big reader and doesn't want to learn how to knit. I've given him my nintendo ds but seemed singularly unimpressed and my husband kent him some technical journals to flick through but I imagine they won't get looked at.

So does anyone have any suggestions to help him through the next 6weeks which will be the longest of his life! If not, I can see him doing DIY and causing himself a mischief!

Any suggestions welcomed! Thanks for reading

POPPYOSCAR

He could learn a new language.

He could get the cds or dvds and listen or watch and learn.An ideal opportunity I would have said.

tinksy

i would be interested in this as my mum is off sick with a severe back prob and has been for 3 months and is bored solid. she has knitted tons and read tons and watched lots of tv!

Bufger

Get him into world of warcraft on the PC, its the most addictive game he'll ever play and it will fill up his days easily.

Or get him to start playing online casinos or bingo. Probably not very MSE but its what alot of people do in the day

Becles

You could join him into a film club like LoveFilm, but you'll have to post them back for him. Or fetch him films from Blockbuster.

What about some sort of craft he can do sitting down, like building wooden models or Airfix kits? Maybe make Christmas presents for young family members?

My Dad bought some plans off the internet and made my daughter a wooden cot for her doll, and my Mam made all the bedding for it. She loves it and it's extra special as it was made with love.

Reggie_Rebel

Internet !!!!!!

Agutka

Lego! Give him a few pieces and demand to see the Taj Mahal by the end of the day.
Scrapbooking - I'd enjoy that if I got to sit down...

crutches

Meditation?

Pee

Model planes? Tapes of books - or CD's and MP3 downloads? learning a language sounds a great idea.

Elsewhere

Macrame? Rugmaking? Crochet? My son doesn't like knitting but is very keen on crochet - amigurumi - japanese crocheted toys. He makes all sorts of weird stuff (I'm hoping he'll do me a dalek one day...)

Or how about jigsaws? There's plenty of them for sale in charity shops. Or suggest he writes his autobiography, or a family history?

AlwaysWorking

How about cross stitch...it can certainly kill time! Or organising all the photos in the house into albums...something I keep meaning to do!

:rotfl:Or introduce him to MSE....the hours will disappear!!!