Continue supporting the injury until help arrives. Provide comfort and reassurance, as the person is likely to be in pain and distressed. Ed later posted: "A visit to my doctor’s confirmed fractures in my right wrist and left elbow that will leave me unable to perform live concerts for the immediate future." Invite learners to consider: Why did Ed have to cancel his concerts? (His arm is in a cast to prevent it moving and to allow the bones to heal. If he played the guitar, he could make the injury worse and cause long-term damage.) How might he be feeling about this? (e.g. frustrated, concerned, annoyed, upset about disappointing his fans.) Ask young people to imagine they have the same injuries as Ed and think about activities they do every day. They can fill in the , considering which activities they could still do with no problems, which ones might be more difficult, what they might need help with, and what they might need to find alternatives for. Encourage them to personalise the grid, by adding activities from their own lives. Here is an example of how they fill in the grid: Can do Need help Can’t be done Can still do carefully, from someone (describe Activity with no although it (describe the consequences problems might be help needed) or alternative) difficult Moving around ✔ school Doing PE & find ✔ ways to keep fit games need ✔ someone to cut Eating up food As a group, share ideas and discuss which activities would be the most difficult. Consider: Sometimes you don’t know what you can do until you try. But you don’t want to slow down recovery. How might you be feeling, not being able to do things you enjoy?
Continue supporting the injury until help arrives. Provide comfort and reassurance, as the person is likely to be in pain and distressed. Ed later posted: "A visit to my doctor’s confirmed fractures in my right wrist and left elbow that will leave me unable to perform live concerts for the immediate future." Invite learners to consider: Why did Ed have to cancel his concerts? (His arm is in a cast to prevent it moving and to allow the bones to heal. If he played the guitar, he could make the injury worse and cause long-term damage.) How might he be feeling about this? (e.g. frustrated, concerned, annoyed, upset about disappointing his fans.) Ask young people to imagine they have the same injuries as Ed and think about activities they do every day. They can fill in the , considering which activities they could still do with no problems, which ones might be more difficult, what they might need help with, and what they might need to find alternatives for. Encourage them to personalise the grid, by adding activities from their own lives. Here is an example of how they fill in the grid: Activity Can still do with no problems Can do carefully, although it might be difficult Need help from someone (describe the help needed) Can’t be done (describe consequences or alternative) Moving around school ✔ Doing PE & games ✔ find ways to keep fit Eating ✔ need someone to cut up food As a group, share ideas and discuss which activities would be the most difficult. Consider: Sometimes you don’t know what you can do until you try. But you don’t want to slow down recovery. How might you be feeling, not being able to do things you enjoy?
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