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

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Me who is 51, active boarder (skate, snow, surf, downhill) since the mid eighties, and has never broken a bone, reading this:

I miss r/neverbrokeabone

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Is it possible to break a bone surfing? I always assumed the water just catches you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Absolutely. You can break your back or snap your neck. What causes a good surf break is a deep sea swell suddenly hitting a shallow. The best breaks tend to happen either over reefs or if the shore has a steep incline (see not Florida). If you are surfing over reefs or rocky bottom, the base of the wave might only be inches deep while the crest is feet tall with a lot of weight and power. One of the most dangerous wipeouts is when you are late and the lip of the wave flips you over, you fall on the rocks, and then a literal building heigh mountain of water lands on you smacking you into the rock, grinding into it, tumbling around into it and, for shits and giggles, not letting you come up for air.

PS: The break for this Olympics was absolutely fucking bonkers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

My dad cracked three ribs while surfing in his 20s. He caught a wave much larger than normal, fell off his board near the top and landed flat on his back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Didn't you just win a medal for GB?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you meant for going bald, then yes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/videos/c624remryd0o

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That made my month. Thank you for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

keep winning those medals, man!