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.

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    5 months ago

    Can I ask how that happened?

    I think what he and his family needs is help with chores. How well you can help with that depends on how far away you are.

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      5 months ago

      He locked himself out of his house and crawled up on his roof to try to get in a window, but all of the windows were locked. He tried to get back down and the ladder toppled. He fell 12 ft and had curled into a ball to protect his head and torso, but his arms were shattered. He’s lucky he got away without a concussion or broken ribs.

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        5 months ago

        Then you should absolutely add one of those rock hide-a-key things to your list just for a laugh.

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        5 months ago

        Thanks to stories like this - If I lock myself out of the house, I’m going to break a window before I climb onto the roof!

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        5 months ago

        Oh suggest this is a good time to get some walks in. It’ll at least be some exercise, we’re all short on steps, some fresh air and sun. Just a couple 10 minute walks a day is easy. After meals is supposed to be a good time to help insulin response.