I was in hossy for 5 days and felt really disconnected from the world, even though I had lots of visitors. I'd imagine it's much worse when you are in there for longer.
Things that I appreciated or would have appreciated were:
- Fave chocolate & lollies. Yes I know you can get them from a vending machine but if you are feeling like poo you are not going to go get it and you don't always like to ask people to go for you.
- Fave soft drink. There's only so much water, juice and tea and coffee you can stomach.
- Current newspapers and magazines. There's lots of sitting around time where you can do with a distraction. If you are worried she may already have them get some English ones that no-one is likely to buy for her.
- Take her a nice takeaway. I had a chicken korma lunch on my last day that cheered me up no end as by then I was just so over being in hossy. The cafe's at the hospitals have some great food in them so you could always swing past it on the way to see her, check out what's on the menu, visit her and ask what she'd like (or call her from there) and get it for her. Even if the hospital food is good after a few days they tend to start repeating the menu so a change is great.
If you are looking for a gift for her for after hossy, you could offer to do her washing for her or clean her house.
Agree with all the ladies suggestions! Maybe talk to the nurses on the ward and see if you can take her for a walk outside in a wheelchair just to get her out of her room. Not sure if you can do that if she is on strict bedrest though.
Can you get a portable DVD player and take some of her favourite DVDs in so she doesn't have to rely on crappy TV?
Also for a bit of pampering, some possibilities are:
- a mobile beauty therapist for a manicure or pedicure
- a mobile massage therapist for a massage
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