Right arm, lost, handicapped, friend

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I have a friend who doesn't have a right arm. He always kinda kept away from me...he had a prosthetic limb..a good one mind you...it looks so totally real...really it's amazing how real it looks anyways he recently told me how and when he lost it...I just met him we don't see each other as much as I would like to. Hes 21 he lost it when he was 13 years old so he has learned to accept the fact that he lives in a world made for 2 arms but he has one he knows and accepts it. What should I get him gift wise? What should I never say even joking around? I just don't want to help him and for him to get offended if you know what I mean. What should I do or not do? How should I act?....Thank you =]

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  • VioletTrees
    11 years ago

    Don't do things for him without asking. If you think he might want help with something, ask him. If he says no, let him do it himself. Obviously, don't make jokes about electrocution, because that might be traumatic. Otherwise, treat him like you would any other friend, and if you don't know if something is ok, ask him.

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    • ladyjoker25
      11 years ago

      Thank you VioletTrees good advise

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      • VioletTrees
        11 years ago

        No problem!

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    maybe dont ask "can i give you a hand?" if you want to help him, i heard of someone who peed on an electric fence - instant falsetto

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  • NotFloydzie
    11 years ago

    Aww. You're a good friend.

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    • ladyjoker25
      11 years ago

      =]

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  • ifonlyuknew247
    10 years ago

    Did you know that composer Maurice Ravel had a good friend who was a concert pianist, and he went to fight in WWI and lost his right arm? After he returned, Ravel wrote the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand for him. That's an epic gift.

    Maybe tell him the story, then get him a copy and he can learn to play?

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  • RomeoDeMontague
    10 years ago

    I kind of weird if I had a friend like this I probobly be telling him how awesome his arm looks. I knew a kid without a hand when I was little and did the same thing. We were good friends. I was the only person who treated him like a normal person since everyone else would say "gross he a freak he doesn't have a hand". I was a very odd child. Just treat him like a normal person. They are people just like the rest of us. I was always his partner in dance class since I was the only one willing to hold his hand. The class was mandatory and no one really wanted to be in it. So its not like were all professional dancers.

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  • seekingcleanfriendship
    11 years ago

    Be honest and straight forward with him. If he seems to need help say " can I help with that " just like you would anyone else. Basically treat him just like you would anyone else.

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  • ladyjoker25
    11 years ago

    he got electricuded. He was falling and he accidently grabbed on to some electric cords

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    • [Old Memory]
      11 years ago

      Wow that sounds intense.

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  • anti-hero
    11 years ago

    So how did he lose it?

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