Humour / Inspiration for a colleague who’s just had a foot amputation

So, a member of my team has this weekend had to have a foot amputated (diabetic, circulation problems, recently diagnosed with Charcot foot, abscess, sepsis … and on Saturday amputation was the only option left).

Grim news for him.

There’ll be a lot of support for him personally from us as colleagues, and our employer will, I imagine, be pretty good about flexibility and adjustments when he’s ready to face coming back to work.

So, I’ve come here to ask for inspiration. He’s got a good sense of ‘gallows’ humour, so foot-jokes please. And examples of people, articles, books, biographies, anecdotes etc of other people who have faced similar life-changing events.

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I saw this on Bluestone 42, the ATO lost a foot to an IED.

His team went to visit him in the hospital with a box of jelly babies. On ever single one, they’d bitten one of the feet off.

Just how dark is his gallows humour?

Wishing your colleague all the best in his recovery,  its best to take things one step at a time.

A card congratulating him on his weight loss?

Bag of Haribo?

What harm can a little bit more sugar do…..?

Guess he’s got less to lose from now on.

Take him a sandwich from subway, go for the larger size.

Wishing your colleague all the best in his recovery,  its best to take things one step at a time.

You properly sh*t me up there … I asked my wife to get a card when she was out shopping today, and had a momentary panic that was the message on the get well card!

Well.itll make shoplifting for shoes easier.

Good time for him to take up the opportunity to have half priced pedicures…

Did we ever get a firm answer on which on is the ‘flip and which is the ‘flop’? Because he’ll only need one going forward…

On the plus side, future dress like a pirate champion…

Today’s Cafe Hope, radio 4, likely useful. Conversation with Corine Hutton who founded ‘Find your feet’, charity for amputees.

He’ll be able to get very angry whilst still moving on his foot?

Best foot forward and all that.

In all seriousness Hope he recovers well

In all seriousness Hop he recovers well

Just bookmarking this in case the do decide to take mine off

Just bookmarking this in case the do decide to take mine off

that will make life easier for all of us. You could post up a new thread and we could just copy and paste the replies.

In a superb moment of irony a mate of mine’s dad got home from having his foot amputated and found a letter on his mat offering half-price chiropody.

Maybe point out that having too many legs can result in time in the clinker ?

My mum lost her leg to cancer. We bought her Lego.

Can you find him a penpal with the other foot missing, could be the start of a lovely friendship and they can go halves on socks and shoes 😉

Buy him a parrot 🦜

Maybe point out that having too many legs can result in time in the clinker ?

Bit off topic but visited a mate recently and he has two of Rolf’s original paintings on the wall. Either they’re now worthless or there’s a particular market where they’re worth loads.

As the surgeon made your friend sign a document attesting to…

…Sometimes you have to cut loose.

I’m horrified by the sentiment  expressed by so many forum members in this thread. The OP came here looking for some suitable gentle humour for someone that’s about to undergo a fairly significant life-changing surgery and will be wracked with worry and stress. You should have a good look at yourself and ask if it was you in that position would you appreciate the contents of this thread.

…I  mean, it seems like you’re just putting the boot in.

Buy him a foot stool as a get well present?

Good news, a pair of socks will last twice as long. You can confuse people by going out in the snow, using a thin stick for balance, hence leaving a single footprint in the fresh snow. Very easy to dress as/look like a pirate. You always start on the right foot. You cant be wrong footed by anyone. Oh, its an instant weight loss, so easily 2 kg off the scales.

^^ username checks out^^

@stumpy01

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/amputee+greeting-cards

I had an army mate, who went on to work for Halo the mine charity and lost both legs and an arm clearing mines in Africa (went on to write a good book, as he went on to run London Marathon and the Marathon De Sables (Sp?) and used to take great delight in sending me pics of the state of his stumps running in the sand!)

His first words when he woke up and saw his legs gone were “F*ck it, i’m never going to win an ar*e kicking competition now”!!

Send him this website – https://oddshoefinder.com/oddshoesblog/#:~:text=If%20you%20currently%20buy%20two,is%20the%20website%20for%20you.

I shouldn’t joke really as a Type 2 diabetic, who is the father of a Type 1 diabetic daughter……

I know diabetics are supposed to keep their weight under control, but that is a properly extreme way to lose a couple of kilos.

Buy him a bike. Specialized have a suitable model.

Take him to the pub;

https://www.thedouglasbader.co.uk/

Either for a pint or to… get legless…

Edit: Just in case…

Or start calling him “Metric” as he can no longer work in Feet.

Stef Reid is a great source of inspiration – https://www.instagram.com/p/C2vGMKmoAOh/

Most appropriate humour depends on his politics. Is he currently left leaning or right leaning?

Well, I’m stumped.  I suppose he thinks an artificial replacement is a bad idea but I expect he’ll soon stand corrected.

There is a film on either Amazon or Netflix – Finders Keepers may be worth a look (it’s actually quite good !)

Just bookmarking this in case the do decide to take mine off

I assumed most of your limbs would just be lost over time through your own actions…

I know it’s not always easy for men to face things without the cover of irony, but your friend will appreciate sincere, heartfelt sympathy and support.

The thing about making a joke is that it will put the emphasis on him to laugh along, and he just might not feel like that after a life-changing operation.