OT-Game to play with someone who has two broken wrists

The Vintage Vendeuse

The Vintage Vendeuse

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A co-worker fell and broke BOTH wrists three weeks ago. She's married, with three young children. A neighbor has organized food, school/doctor appointment transportation. Toni's pain is under control now but she's bored stiff! Toni and I are not really close friends but we have previously gotten together a couple times outside of work. I'd like to stop by with my teen daughter to watch the kids and have some fun with Toni. I'm trying to think of a game she and I could play... something to do besides just sitting and talking. Toni cannot use her hands at all. It could be a game in which I help her during her turn, as long as that doesn't give me an advantage. Any ideas?
~Donna
 
Hi Donna- - that's so awful.
Can you find an old school board game that uses a buzzer- its possible she could use her feet instead of her hands with a little practise.
I used to have this fabulous 1990s Music game- where you listened to a CD with sound bites of pop songs, and when the CD prompted you to answer a question related to the song- the 1st one on the buzzer got to answer. If someone can deal with CD side of things that sort of game could work for her.
I would also Google for disabled games, maybe there are other options out there?
I wish her all the best :)
 
How about 20 questions? This is surprisingly entertaining, I've found. I sometimes play it on car journeys.

http://www.wikihow.com/Play-20-Questions

It works with adults only, and is also something she could play with her kids.

There are probably similar, verbal, word games you could try.

Not a game, but does she have audio books? Someone can put one on for her, and leave it playing. Also the BBC Radio iPlayer, available internationally, has lots of drama. I always use that a lot when I'm ill and bored, but too ill to do much more than listen.
 
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