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Don't let your personal injury claim tie you down in boredom
In some accidents, the sufferers of personal injury can find themselves bed-bound in hospitals and stricken with boredom. I remember the last time I visited a friend in hospital, the thing she was most grateful for was not the grapes, nor even, I fear, my company, but that day's newspaper.
This was because there comes a time when the hospital staff have to throw the visitors out, and the paper was a way of passing the time. The letters page was a kind of conversation, the sudokus had just come out and were a new struggle, and the crossword was an ideal pastime for someone who worked with words for a living. This almost-interaction was more rewarding than the novel she'd brought.
I don't know whether this is a new thing, or my friend was in a below-par hospital, but recent news suggests that more and more hospitals are installing equipment to give patients a more rewarding time while there. These include systems such as that in South Devon's NHS trusts, which gives TV, a personal phone line and access to internet and games to every patient.
The hospital mentions that this is in response to a government policy that tries to ensure that, even when a patient's surroundings are clinical, negligence of their social needs is not a complaint.
But once outside hospital, there may well be a noticeable period of time when the personal injury victim is still restricted to bed, or with only limited mobility. Once television and snoozing palls, company can come back into being an important thing to offer.
Sometimes conversation is enough. Other times, it might be nice to share a hobby, whether putting ships in bottles, or cross-stitch. Or you might like to play games - chess, go, cards, or even Pass the Pigs (a favourite). Operation might be insensitive, and Twister is probably out.
The nice thing about the strategy games is that a personal injury sufferer can often find strategy guides both online and in books. For example, in the UK, the British Go Association and British Chess Federation will lead you to books and webpages that could make a person's recuperation period into a time in which they improve immeasurably at these games.
Plus, if my experience of these games is anything to go by, the gentle serenity of playing may soothe any frustration that comes from the sometimes difficult process of making a personal injury compensation claim; perhaps your no win, no fee solicitor would benefit from playing a few matches with you?
