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[greca]

Hi, Well I will finally be going to back to New York to see my fiance at Mt. Sinai!!! (I've been at Boston University struggling with finals and writing excuses) I can't wait- because its been about 3 days that I haven't seen my sweetie. So, I wanted to bring him some essentials that he might need at rehab.

So far, all he's asked me for has been lots of cheescake, his faovirte soap, cologne, more clothes, and lots of kissies

So does anyone remember if they needed anything else that they couldnt get at the hospital? I was thinking about buying :

wheelchair gloves (or baseball gloves)
one of those reachers to be able to grab thigns from far away

other than that I'm stuck. I guess Im thinking more along the lines of small appliances for his comfort.

Edited by greca, 13 December 2007 - 09:00 PM.

[sjean423]

greca, on Dec 13 2007, 08:59 PM, said:

Hi, Well I will finally be going to back to New York to see my fiance at Mt. Sinai!!! (I've been at Boston University struggling with finals and writing excuses) I can't wait- because its been about 3 days that I haven't seen my sweetie. So, I wanted to bring him some essentials that he might need at rehab.

So far, all he's asked me for has been lots of cheescake, his faovirte soap, cologne, more clothes, and lots of kissies

So does anyone remember if they needed anything else that they couldnt get at the hospital? I was thinking about buying :

wheelchair gloves (or baseball gloves)
one of those reachers to be able to grab thigns from far away

other than that I'm stuck. I guess Im thinking more along the lines of small appliances for his comfort.

It's great that you finally have a break from school. Hope the weather doesn;t mess with your plans! (I live in Connecticut.) When I was in rehab they gave me one of those reachers, so you might want to check on that. Comfortable clothes are a good idea. Stuff that is easy to put and take off. Gloves are a good idea too. Although I think that bike gloves work better that baseball gloves. You vsn pick up some decent inexpensive ones at Walmart and such. My rehab pretty well covered all the essentials. A razor might be good. If he can use a blade he might like a better one that the hospital gives out, if not a rechargeable one. I also liked having a cd player (walkman type) or an ipod type player. But I didn;t have room for much stuff, and although I didn;t have any problems, there were problems with theft occasionally at the hospital I was at. MAgazines and books were nice too. And chocolate too. LOL!

Have a good trip! ENjoy your winter break.

[KimAndSophie]

I hope your exams went well!

Hmmm, when I was in the hospital one of the things my mom sent me for Xmas was a nice fuzzy blanket. You can get ones like it at most stores like Wal-Mart. They are inexpensive and come with all kinds of designs on them. This was one of the best things I had while there. I can only feel from my shoulders down, but they use to get so cold at night, and lets face it those hospital blankets are nearly useless to keep you warm!

Other than that, comfortable pants (jogging or track pants), shower gel (easier than soap), shaving gel/cream and razor, something to listen to music with (and headphones), if he's artistic how about a book for drawing or writing and some pens,pencils or coloured pencils, a nice mug with some of his favorite hot chocolate, coffee, tea etc., a puzzle book, a book for him to read, some of his favorite comfort foods (they can be pretty expensive in vending machines), a set of small weights (you can get them at most dollar stores for $1 each) so he can work on his arm strength a bit when he's in his room, you could loan him some movies to watch if there's a place for him to watch them, a deck of playing cards, a good pillow (make sure you write his name on the tag), you could also write some messages on little pieces of paper and put them in a little box so he can read one each day he's there.

Hope this helps!

[Joed]

Yes, those throw blankets at Wally World are a good idea. Be sure and look for the down-filled ones ($10)...they instantly radiate heat onto your body...I love mine. In fact, I'm so protective with mine, my son has dubbed it "Mom's Fluffy". So this year, I've bought one for everyone in my family so they don't try to filch mine!

[sfultong]

When I was in rehab, I had a portable DVD player and a really nice mac laptop (both presents). They put in wireless internet during my stay. This made my stay there much better.

So I was definitely warned about theft being a problem, but I had some really nice toys, and they weren't taken.

If you could borrow/buy a cheap laptop with wireless, that'd probably do a lot to keep him occupied (assuming rehab has wireless internet). It made my stay near the end seem like a vacation... I stayed in bed most of the day and browsed the web. He could come here and find out more about SCIs for himself (assuming he's ready to do that).

[dancin' johnny]

I'd recommend a good quality multi-function universal remote control and loads more kissies.

[Para-pal]

my friend always wears the adidas breakaway pants that have the buttons up the sides.
he also was online alot at the hospital so that kept him in the loop. we also got him a great bag to go under the chair for his cell phone, keys, gum, ipod etc... he still uses that all the time from quickie wheelchairs (Quickie Under Seat Organizer Catch All) www.quickie-wheelchairs.com

[WilliamLX]

Hi, only having a recent relatively minor spinal injury, I was sent home once my actual break was sorted. However the things that I found useful both in hospital and home, was a grabber (like street cleaners use to lift litter of the pavement with out bending, a decent razor as those supplied in the hospital did more plucking of my beard hair than actual shaving. My wife also bought me the new iPod Nano and loaded all my CDs unto it. That has been great as I find the nights the hardest, and I can listen to it without disturbing others.