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Hospital gift for a fallen training partner?
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 2011-08-11 6:57 PM |
 Subject: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner?Just learned one of my training partners is in the hospital with a (in his words) destroyed femur after getting hit by a car riding to a crit. Want to send something to him, but flowers don't seem appropriate, or a plant.... any ideas? |
| 2011-08-11 7:02 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Resident Curmudgeon  25290    The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? Book? Maybe something about accident prevention, defensive driving? |
| 2011-08-11 7:04 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Elite 3498  Laguna Beach | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? Absolutely agree on books. A suggestion is "The Long Walk" by Slavomir Rawicz. It is a riveting story of survival and redemption against the odds. The parallels coming back from an athletic injury are there, and it lends perspective. Also, it is simply an incredible adventure story. Riveting. |
| 2011-08-11 7:10 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Master 1799 Houston | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? Fight the boredom. Cards? Hand held video poker? Resistance bands so he can do some arm work? |
| 2011-08-11 7:19 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Veteran 441 Clearwater, FL | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? I really enjoyed Chris McCormack's I'm Here to WIN, as did many others on BT. |
| 2011-08-11 7:56 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Master 2426 Central Indiana | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? Without knowing your training bud, a good book is appreciated by most. Although LA is a somewhat polarizing figure, I enjoyed "It's Not About the Bike". |
| 2011-08-11 8:05 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Member 445 | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? Agree with the book ideas...but also make sure he has a RoadID (if not, a gift card to RoadID.com would be nice). Hope he recovers quickly! |
| 2011-08-11 8:05 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Veteran 239 | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? DVD. TDF DVD. or any Grand Tour DVD is he a football or soccer fan? I enjoy past World or Euro Cup dvds. Good comedy maybe. Or whatever movie he likes make sure the hospital has DVD player in his room, but if it's not - it will last longer than flowers for sure. |
| 2011-08-11 8:22 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
| Veteran 193 | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? How about some crossword puzzle, search a word and suduko books. |
| 2011-08-11 8:22 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Pro 5169 Burbs | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? A really good dinner (provided he is allowed to eat whatever) ! (disclaimer: I actually really liked the hopital food when I had my c-section, but YMMV!) |
| 2011-08-11 8:25 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Veteran 176 | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? a headband. they are awesome. |
| 2011-08-11 9:16 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
| Extreme Veteran 746 | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? I'd go with books - either training related - such as ones on how to come back from the accident - or novels or both and maybe some activity style ones - eg crosswords, wordfinds, etc. It may be an idea to call him too and see what he wants you to bring. My BFF was in hospital recently for a gallbladder removal and I told her I was going to bring in some soduko books - which she generally enjoys - and she asked for coloring books. So sometimes the fact you are in hospital changes what you want - either because of the energy or the "I don't really want to think" - "I just want to lose myself" factors.
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| 2011-08-11 9:33 PM in reply to: #3640145 |
Master 1367 Dirt Road | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? Time. He is probably bored to death and could use a little conversation or a card game. |
| 2011-08-12 8:53 AM in reply to: #3640145 |
| Veteran 480 | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? A t-shirt that says HTFU. Levity does wonders. |
| 2011-08-12 9:03 AM in reply to: #3640145 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? Books are good, but also ask him before you go if he has any food cravings or wants a coffee from Starbucks or something. Being stuck in the hospital can definitely get old and even a friend bearing coffee can be fabulous. And I know that one of my friends who was in the hospital long term was really craving good fresh fruit because the hospital just didn't have it. |
| 2011-08-12 10:14 AM in reply to: #3640713 |
Extreme Veteran 635 Georgia | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? jldicarlo - 2011-08-12 9:03 AMBooks are good, but also ask him before you go if he has any food cravings or wants a coffee from Starbucks or something. Being stuck in the hospital can definitely get old and even a friend bearing coffee can be fabulous. And I know that one of my friends who was in the hospital long term was really craving good fresh fruit because the hospital just didn't have it. Good friend was in the icu for a few weeks. He wanted a king size strawberry banana smoothie. Hospital food looked rough. |
| 2011-08-12 10:31 AM in reply to: #3640145 |
Elite 3290 Oliver, BC, "Wine Capital of Canada" | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? A couple of pints of cold ones.  |
| 2011-08-12 10:57 AM in reply to: #3640145 |
Extreme Veteran 655 Victoria | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? a lap dance |
| 2011-08-12 11:38 AM in reply to: #3640320 |
Veteran 1900 Southampton, Ontario | Subject: RE: Hospital gift for a fallen training partner? Karibu - 2011-08-11 9:33 PM Time. He is probably bored to death and could use a little conversation or a card game.
+1 I was hit by a car years ago and was in the hospital for a few days. Its mind numbingly boring. I am a reader and can sit on a computer for a while but even that gets old really quick. |
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