If you're in recovery after a serious illness, you'll know how boring lying in bed can be, especially if your family's budget doesn't stretch to accommodate entertainment appliances like state-of-the-art gaming consuls and 3D tvs.
Finding things to keep yourself busy can be difficult. It's important that you don't stress yourself but you also want to maintain a healthy, active mind and as much physical functionality as possible.
To begin with, you should try to see your friends and family. Visitors are good. They bring news from the outside world into your sick-room, and their conversation will stimulate mental functioning.
Ask your visitors to bring you board games along with current print publications such as newspapers and magazines. Even if you're not a big reader, try to engage with these. It's important that you maintain links with what is happening in the outside world.
You can get some beautiful notebooks these days; ask a family member to get you a journal. Keep a diary of your thoughts. Write down how you feel, and catalogue your daily routine and musings.
This will keep you busy and mentally active. It will also serve as a fascinating memento once you've recovered, and will allow you to remember exactly what the experience of being cooped up was like.