Jenn
when i was young my hubby taped his cousin to a chair to entertian my mom while I was in surgery... his cousin put the potapotty in the hall while and sat on it with a news paper tell evewryone that passedby he was stuck. awww those were the days....
Mom has carodid artry surg... and had a reation to the pain med... her bp os high and we a stuck at the hosp.. I am so bored.... any ideas that wont get me arrested?
11 Answers
melspages
country bumpkin
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| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
mom
My dad has been in the hospital for a few months now so we have made an effort to get to know some of the patients in there. I bring in flowers we all and sit and chat with them. I think it's nice for them to know strangers care enough to listen to their woes. Sometimes you can get the writing board and play x and o's, hang man. Help them with what they need that the nurses don't have time for. Get everyone in the room acquainted and talking so everyone has company. wheel chair races down a long corridor can be a hoot.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
jhharlan
You need a laptop to stay in touch with us to kill time or does a laptop require something I don't know about? Cut out snow flakes out of paper, toilet paper, and tape them to the windows...? Call me, I'm listed.... I know you are bored, so, so sorry..........
| 12 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
lambshank
I know how boring hospitals can be, I am in and our every couple of months, if your mum has a private room try changing the bed around so it faces in a different direction, that confuses them, I also change the name on the bed, and write instead of nil by mouth to pancakes only, and the last resort is crosswords,you can usually involve everyone in these including visitors that are really pretending to visit someone else,and there is always the friendly tea lady in need of a break so I take her trolley and give everyone beer.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
Tommyh
Sorry Jenn but I don't know how to respond.We spend a lot of time at the hospital waiting while our daughter is attended to.We once sat in the same chairs for 13 hours waiting for a decision to admit her for treatment.There's nothing to do.The TVs don't bloody work.You could take a book but that will probably only make you sleepy.It's better if you have some company but it take a real pal to do that with you.Lots of luck anyhow,Tommy
| 12 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
pythonlover
daren1
carmaxable
when i was in hospital, i had this nice nurse that would come in and chat for a few when she could. we even closed the door and sang a couple songs. silly may be but was little fun.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
xo Fish Girl
FISH-O
winfia
Thanks, mom - that's exactly what I did when my mother was in the nursing home. I would visit other patients. Sometimes it would be for 5 minutes or less. But they always brightened up when I came into the room. And it brightened me up, too. I took walks up and down the halls, and made friends with the help. Sat in different areas. Hard to concentrate on reading a book even tho I am a voracious reader, so I would look through magazines, which is really quite fun - especially the gossip magazines, which I never buy. And yes, I would have the attendants put Mom in a wheelchair and I would take her to different areas of the building and always out to the patio if the weather was fair. These are long, long hours to be sure. I am thinking of you and your mom. Many blessings.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
