Well, I’m back in the hospital. This time, I was having massive pain in my rib cage area. Thanks to my weak immune system, I had to be admitted so that I could get some high-dose antibiotics and an antiviral.

People ask how I stay positive during these times. Well, you can’t stay in the hospital without bringing your own entertainment. Knowing I’ll be here for at least a week. I make sure to get my Steam Deck, as well as an external monitor. So my setup is pretty solid.

External monitor displaying Cyberpunk 2077. An Xbox Elite controller balanced on the monitor

I can also adapt it for the Switch/Switch 2. Bringing an actual console is doable, but it seems like a lot, so I tend to stick to just handhelds. But if there ever came a time when I would be here really long. I definitely do it. Cable management would be a nightmare, but worth the effort.

I hope you never need to use the hospital rig, but here it is.

  • Multi-port charging stations. Something [like this] (https://a.co/d/7Q0g0Dw)
  • Some sort of external speaker that you can stream to
  • Something to stream movies to. An iPad or one of the Fire devices from Amazon.
  • A good pair of headphones
  • Your laptops
  • Steam Deck with all docking peripherals. You may not need the dock for the Switch just because it’s more comfortable using a handheld.
  • You can also bring your portable reading device. I often just use the iPad to cut down on one more thing to bring. It’s up to you, depending on how much you use your reading device

It’s a lot. But it’s worth it too. I hope you’re never faced with a challenge like that.