Birthday gift for father who

[Anonymous]

is undergoing chemo and has no hobbies or real interests. Mid 70s.

We live too far away to take him out for lunch, and I am on restricted travel for health reasons so I can't fly there.

I've already done the picture frame/coffee mug/blanket with the kids faces plastered on them.

I suppose a gc to a movie or a restaurant, but I do that often for Christmas. Ug. He is still feeling okay and not too tired/sick to do things out of the house.

Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

Ipad or tablet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ipad or tablet.

We got him an iphone and he can barely use that. They are luddites.

[Anonymous]

Crossword puzzle book to keep his mind sharp.

[Anonymous]

Bookstore gift card

[Anonymous]

Op here. Thanks for the suggestions.

Maybe a crossword puzzle book as a supplement to _____ (what I'm not sure).

The bookstore gift card would go totally unused. He does not read books and wouldn't go to a bookstore (even though there's more there than just books).

Mostly he sits on the couch and watches tv (this has been true his whole life, not because of the cancer), but I don't want to get him dvds to enable that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks for the suggestions.

Maybe a crossword puzzle book as a supplement to _____ (what I'm not sure).

The bookstore gift card would go totally unused. He does not read books and wouldn't go to a bookstore (even though there's more there than just books).

Mostly he sits on the couch and watches tv (this has been true his whole life, not because of the cancer), but I don't want to get him dvds to enable that.

Seriously? He has cancer, and he's in his 70s. A gift is supposed to make him happy, not be an improvement project. If he's too much of a luddite for fire stick or something, and you know he'd like dvds, then get him dvds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks for the suggestions.

Maybe a crossword puzzle book as a supplement to _____ (what I'm not sure).

The bookstore gift card would go totally unused. He does not read books and wouldn't go to a bookstore (even though there's more there than just books).

Mostly he sits on the couch and watches tv (this has been true his whole life, not because of the cancer), but I don't want to get him dvds to enable that.

Seriously? He has cancer, and he's in his 70s. A gift is supposed to make him happy, not be an improvement project. If he's too much of a luddite for fire stick or something, and you know he'd like dvds, then get him dvds.

blah blah blah. An improvement project. You're funny.
He's depressed, and I'd rather get him out of the house a bit. Was depressed (or lazy??) pre cancer too.
Actually, now that I think of it, I think they just have a VCR.

See, this is hard.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure you can find used VCR tapes on Amazon or even your local thrift shops. If that's what would make him happy then do it. That is the purpose of a gift. If you don't want to get him something he would enjoy then don't bother with a gift.

[Anonymous]

Classic funny movies. When my dad was diagnosed I purchased some of his favorites: Tootsie, Blazing Saddles, History of the World Part 1.

It does not matter that you don't like it - it is about him.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you send a dvd player AND hire a local person to come in install it and explain how to use the remotes.

[Anonymous]

Actually if all they have is a VCR what about a DVD player?

[Anonymous]

Tickets to some sort of live performance where they live?

[Anonymous]

Does he live alone? If so, a house cleaner? Gift cards to the local grocery store?

[Anonymous]

Subscription to Prime so he can stream video onto the tablet