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Gifts for my best friend who broke both of his arms? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Uhhhh

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

A caring mother..?

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

A long-handled scratcher. For reaching places that the casts are now not going to allow his arms to bend towards.

His arms are also going to get itchy AF inside those casts.

And for shits and giggles, get him a few rubber model cockroaches to stuff down inside those casts the day of their removal. Or really, any small rubber insect that is disagreeable to most people.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Harmonica holder

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 11 months ago

i would get him a cheap violin and a bag of individually wrapped candy

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Gag gift. Since he broke both arms, and wrists, he hopefully can still hold something lightweight.

[–] philpo@feddit.org 1 points 11 months ago

You don't give your friend a thing, you give his poor wife something. A bidet goes so long and pregnancy itself is hard.

Seriously: Offer her to do some chores like shopping, gift them some take-away gift cards,etc. The situation will put a serious strain on their relationship,

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Jerk your buddy off for him since he can't do that right now

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A beer helmet!

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

God no, not while your body is healing that kind of stuff.

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

You don't need to put actual beer in it.