good gifts for a chemo patient?
Just wanted to thank everyone who contributed comments on this — my mother’s just finished her 4th chemo treatment and the insight I got (months ago) from these comments was invaluable. For anyone else who stumbles on this googling for “gifts for chemo patients”, here are some of the things I did that got the best feedback from Mom (most ideas taken from here, but I got inspiration from other sites as well): – A big packet of funny/upbeat pictures for her to flip through to pass the time in chemo. We have a large and close but geographically dispersed extended family, and they came through wonderfully when I put out the request. I got a bunch of smiling cousins etc holding up “we’re thinking of you” signs, and some truly hilarious shots (including one of the cute 3-year-old grandnephew apparently peeing “We love you Aunt B” onto the sidewalk). Months later, that outpouring still brings tears to Mom’s eyes. – Simple, UNscented lotion and aloe, plus simple cotton gloves (FYI, I didn’t k
