Recovering from injury sentence starters
1. “You’re in no condition to be walking around. Just stay in bed and let me take care of you.”
2. “This cast is itchy.”
3. “I think I’m going to go crazy with boredom before my _____ heal(s) enough for me to get out of bed.”
4. “This is so frustrating! I can’t do anything with my arm in this sling!”
5. “Want me to sign your cast?”
6. “Sorry about your ______. But think of it this way: you don’t have to help with the chores until it/they heal(s).”
7. “No, you can’t come. You need to stay here and heal.”
8. “I thought a little fresh air would help you/me heal.”
9. “Need some help? Getting up/down the stairs must be tricky with that/those injured ______.”
10. “You shouldn’t be moving around so much. You’ll pop your stitches.”
11. “I can’t believe you’re making me stay here just because I hurt my ______.”
12. “Back off! Just because I’m hurt doesn’t mean I need you hovering over me all the time.”
13. “Just because you’re hurt doesn’t mean you need to be so grouchy.”
14. “Are you still on pain meds? You’re awfully happy for someone with an injured ______.”
15. “This is embarrassing, but could you help me? I can’t get the bathroom by myself.”
16. “Don’t even think about trying to walk with that injured leg. If you need something, call me and I’ll do it for you.”
17. “Good thing I’m a lazy person. Except for the fact that my ______ is/are broken, laying around for a few weeks sounds great.”
18. “I swear, if you try and sneak out before you’re fully healed, I’ll strap you to the bed.”
19. “What are you doing? Are you trying to make your injury worse?”
20. “I feel like such a jerk, lying here on the couch while you do all the work. Injured or not, I should be doing something.”
21. “I can’t believe I have to lay like this until my _____ heal(s). This is so humiliating.”
22. “Once I’m healed, I am never getting injured again. This is all just too inconvenient for a repeat performance.”
