{"id":305,"date":"2024-02-12T07:29:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T08:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainbowcolornursery.com\/?p=305"},"modified":"2024-03-12T13:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T13:55:50","slug":"useful-things-to-do-while-on-bed-rest-after-surgery-education-advocacy-volunteering-part-5-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rainbowcolornursery.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/12\/useful-things-to-do-while-on-bed-rest-after-surgery-education-advocacy-volunteering-part-5-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Things to Do While on Bed Rest After Surgery: Education, Advocacy & Volunteering (Part 5\/5)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This post is part of a series on my knee surgery and recovery journey<\/strong><\/a>, and how I coped with all that down time. I spent a good part of a year bed bound<\/strong><\/a>, in pain, and also bored. Afternoons were the toughest, as it felt like a state of limbo, where the world was speeding on by… without me. When I was in less pain, I wanted to channel some energy into being productive, apart from watching Netflix all day. (P.s. Nothing wrong if you want to Netflix all day either – healing takes top priority, after all!)<\/p>\n

This entire series of posts covers different activities you can do, whilst stuck in bed or at home. This article in particular will focus on useful things to do while on bed rest after surgery. This includes self-education, advocacy work and volunteering – or how to be productive and feel a sense a purpose, even if you can’t leave your bed. (For more tips and ideas on things to do whilst bed bound, check out the links at the end of the post<\/a><\/strong>!)<\/p>\n

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Disclaimer<\/strong>: Knee injuries and surgeries, or any surgery for that matter, varies widely from person to person. Your age, lifestyle, weight, circumstances, medications, comorbidities, allergies and other issues can impact your recovery timeline, as well as the tools and methods required. They should be adapted for YOU.<\/em><\/p>\n

This article, and the resources or suggestions provided within, are based on MY own personal experiences with a spontaneous bilateral patellar tendon rupture, as a person with many chronic illnesses. They are meant for educational purposes and not to be substituted for medical advice. Please consult your own medical provider before trying anything out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This post also contains affiliate links. It will cost you nothing to click on them. I will get a small referral fee from purchases you make, which helps with the maintenance of this blog (approx. $100\/month). Thank you!<\/p>\n

Items with a star \u2b50 next to them are resources I’ve personally tried and would recommend!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Education Isn’t Bound by Locations & Disabilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you’ve always wanted to get certified in a new skill set or upgrade an existing one, now is the perfect opportunity to do so. There are many online courses available these days, many of which are free<\/strong> as well.<\/p>\n

Perhaps you’ve wondered about becoming a blogger<\/a>, but don’t know where to start. Or perhaps you’ve always wanted to try your hand at photo editing or coding, but never found the time. Or maybe you always wanted to study literature or physics, but went down a more ‘practical’ career path instead. Well, now you have plenty of time to dive in.<\/p>\n

Where to Find the Best Free Courses Online<\/h3>\n

If you do a search for ‘open courses’ online, you will find that many universities offer free education. This includes prestigious universities like Harvard<\/a> and MIT<\/a>. Open University<\/a> has a full catalogue of useful courses, and Open Culture has a compiled list of \u201c1,700 Free Online Courses from Top Universities\u201d<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

If you’re more interested in U.S.-related history and information, you can also check out “250+ Killer Digital Libraries and Archives” from the Open Education Database<\/a>. They have free courses in business, data analysis, finance, healthcare, history, literature, mathematics, politics and law, programming, psychology….. and the list goes on!<\/p>\n

LinkedIn now has their own learning platform<\/a> as well. These courses are more focused on social media, time management, critical thinking, design, leadership, SEO, and other more tech or business-related topics. Very practical, and knowledge you can definitely use as we navigate a world that’s increasingly digital in nature.<\/p>\n

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