Collective wisdomto stop boredom for 60+ with Guillain–Barre syndrome

A woman at my mom's church wrote a book called "Bed 10" or the Woman in Bed 10". She tells how the hospital help talked about her, like she wasn't there. They thaught she was in a coma. But she was wide awake the whole time.

She and her husband made a chart, telling how to comunicate with her by blinking her eyes. They hung it over her bed.

But nobody ever looked at it.

She said it was hard to learn to walk again, because the hospital floors were so shiny, she couldn't judge the distance/surface.

Good luck!!!!!!

For me, audio books and podcasts are more absorbing than TV, also DVDs especially series.

Also perfect time to learn to meditate - for eg a multi-hour mindfulness meditation course is available at [http://www.audiodharma.org/series/1/talk/1762/]

Edited by: Satchie

You bet! Reading/audio books put our minds to work. Tv is just a hypnosis, dumb down machine.

I reiterate the benefit of audiobooks; another good website for free books is Librivox. Learning a new language is also good. Many free online sites such as LiveMocha and Instreamia. Other online learning at Khan Academy

A friend who had GB found doing tile mosaics both useful and absorbing once use of his hands returned. Eye/hand coordination can be worked on using sites like Lumonsity

Best of luck!

Thanks will follow up on those ideas. Also know there is communication program for Ipad which I am trying to identify and locate. Any speechies out there? JoyV

Is he having regular massage sessions?

It's important not to lose the sensation of touch, as well as to encourage and to praise small movements. The brain needs to keep up connections.

I support the audio books. My basic KINDLE has an app that will read the book to me - absolutely fabulous for special occasions and this is certainly one of them. I suggest you find out what his interests are, and read media updates to him on those subjects. If he likes animals, find a pooch or kitty that is excessively social and the owner would permit visits. Of course, bring along a few doggie or kitty crunchies. I am sure he has lots and lots of questions. From a med LINK, I would look up possible questions the sufferer would have, and read them to him with the provided answers. Such a rotten thing to happen. I hope recovery comes soon.

Thanks for your best wishes. We are also asking friends to send a favourite photo to remind him of good times. We will blue tack these to walls once he can look at more than the ceiling. It will also provide a talking point for staff and as he improves, later other visitors will also be able to interact as they see the variety of activities represented. He has restricted visitors to immediate family and is still in ICU so guess it will be a long, slow recovery. JoyV

Update, he is still in Intensive Care Unit, able to move shoulders slightly but still on assisted breathing. It will be a much slower recovery than we originally hoped for. JoyV