Boredom is another problem for people who are ill, and fighting it can take all your creativity. Try:

• watching funny movies
• taking car or bus trips
• listening to music, especially from the person's youth
• taking up hobbies
• going to social events
• playing board games and card games
• attending public library discussion clubs and using large-print or talking books
• joining activist organizations like the League of Women Voters and Gray Panthers
• spending time with others in similar difficulties—in religious groups, recreation centers, stroke clubs (contact the National Stroke Association), or the YMCA/ YWCA
• being involved in volunteer service organizations such as the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program
• using a computer and accessing sites on the Internet (which helps prevent loneliness through interesting activity and provides the ability to communicate with family and friends through e-mail)