Great start to married life. New wife in hospital.

Adrenalina

Great thread, shame about the reason it got started. Wishing mrs tropez speedy recovery!

I've been reading fantasy & scifi for 30 years and am always on the lookout for intelligent writing that I haven't devoured yet.

I also vote for Phillip Pullman, robin hobb (but avoid the soldiers son series) and Kate Elliott (spirit series is a bit more accessible/less daunting).

I read game of thrones until 2012 and came to the conclusion the author is more interested in spinning out a story to make money (a la Lost) and tried shantaram but was utterly bored.

For non fantasy I recommend a suitable boy by vikram Seth. It's a bit hefty.

Reading is so subjective, but you have a great list to choose from!

In_Debt_Bet

Wishing your wife a very speedy recovery. Just a thought but does she have a stand for her tablet so she doesn't have to hold it?

alwayspuzzled

My Sisters keeper by Jodi Picoult and The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger are 2 of my favourite books as is anything by Anne McCaffrey, probably all a bit dated now but I loved all the Dragon Riders of Pern books. If she likes dragons The Inheritance cycle (Eragon) by Christopher Paolini is another fantastic read. Hope she recovers quickly and isn't she lucky to have such a thoughtful husband!

Dark_Star

OK, total sympathy as I broke my arm just as the heatwave started last year & couldn't use my hand either. So in pain, frying & unable to go for a dip anywhere...


Totally recommend the Discworld books - try also TOM HOLT - light fantasy, much of the early stuff based on myths/legends with added humour - try
Expecting Someone Taller (1987), based on the mythology of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Who's Afraid of Beowulf? (1988), based on Norse mythology and history.
Flying Dutch (1991), based on the story of the Flying Dutchman.
Ye Gods! (1992), based on elements of Greek mythology including a parody of Heracles.


If she likes a bit of drama/crime/detective fiction then Harlen Coben is very good. He writes stand alone novels plus a series about a character called Myron Bolitar. They're a lot better than that sounds, honest.


Also similar - LINWOOD BARCLAY - all are excellent reads with a twist.


So - agree with "pull on" clothing - leggings/jogging bottoms, anything easy.


Loose baggy T shirts - depends how much mobility she has in her shoulder.


How about a nice light weight but warm posh shawl for layering if cold?


Food - curry/stirfry/ "fork food", use travel mugs - keeps drinks hot & if knocked over they don't spill.


If she has a favourite hairdresser & the budget allows perhaps arrange a weekly chauffeured wash 'n' dry so she gets a bit of pampering?


Manicure/pedicure ?


A list of people to drop in "unexpectedly" for a chat/cuppa etc


Mahjong & Solitaire can all be played with one finger on a tablet...simple but keeps a fuzzy brain active

If on painkillers - take the things out of the wretched blister packs....child proofing I can understand but some needed strength I just didn't have, to get at them.....


Bio Oil does work - it takes a few months before you see a difference but it will help with the healing. Can only use it twice a day though. Scars not on the face - also use a body lotion/body butter type thing as well- just to keep the skin supple. That will help when stretching out a limb that's been bent for weeks...


Find some small LIGHT hand weights (e.g half a kilo) for when she's given physio exercises - she should be discharged with some info &/or future appointment. You have to keep mobile. It's very difficult in the first few days/weeks to move but when the cast comes off, the more you help yourself, the easier it becomes.


Not being allowed to drive was my biggest problem so a team of willing chauffeurs would be handy if at all possible.


Hope that helps as I do know how she feels.

Counting_Pennies_2

Tropez wrote: »

I put the Audible app on her tablet. I'm not sure what games she could play one handed. I did think Tetris but that's only if your thumb can stretch to the far end of the screen and even mine can't manage that. I've never really played games on my tablet so I'm not sure what I could put on hers.

I would highly recommend Candy Crush as a downloadable app game. Easy to use with one hand and gives the brain a gentle workout. I think if will keep her amused and entertained

Savvy_Sue

I don't know about getting legs comfortable, btw, and this may only apply to shoulders, but my massage therapist revolutionised my life by telling me to put a thin pillow between my arm and my body when I was lying down.

It has two advantages, it helps you get the arm into the right position relative to your body (rather than lying flat on it), AND it helps you move the arm when you need to: you shift the pillow and take the arm with you, rather than trying to move the arm. The moving thing also applies when sitting up.

Oh, and I have a theory about anaesthetics: every hour you're out for the count needs a day to get it out of your system!

Would she appreciate some very large (possibly joke-sized) sunglasses and a Sophia Loren headscarf?

blossomsuz

tiger_eyes wrote: »

If you enjoyed The Hunger Games, may I recommend Dan Wells' Partials? Another YA dystopian series with a focus on action and politics - most of the others are all about the romance. I really liked Partials.

Thanks tiger eyes, I will put that on my to read list

Kitiara

Sorry to hear about your wife - not good at any time, but even worse when you are newly married.

If your wife likes fantasy fiction, I can recommend the "Dragonlance" series, there are loads in the series and they can be read stand alone or as a set. I love them (so much it's where Kitiara comes from lol)

Good luck to you both x

PasturesNew

I'd have just given her a bell and said "ring that if you want anything" and leave it to her to say what she wanted.... and if she rang the bell too often I'd ration it.

Tropez

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd have just given her a bell and said "ring that if you want anything" and leave it to her to say what she wanted.... and if she rang the bell too often I'd ration it.

Yeah, when I was a kid I severely injured my leg to the point I couldn't leave my bedroom once they managed to get me up there after an hour on the stairs.

Anyway, they gave me a bell. I found it humiliating and undignified, and I wouldn't put someone else through that. It's dehumanising in my opinion as you instantly go from being a human being to being a burden.

I appreciate I am going to have to help her with things that will not exactly fill her full of good feeling but if I can lessen low moods that come with being restricted and dependent on others for someone who is usually highly independent then that will at least be something.