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

submitted 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

Uhhhh

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

A caring mother..?

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Harmonica holder

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

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

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] philpo@feddit.org 1 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

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

A beer helmet!

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

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

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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