Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.- Boris Pasternak
God forbid, anyone has to ever see their loved ones hospitalised for any reason. However, if there are any circumstances in which you have to visit someone and you want to do something for them- this post might be a savior.
From my experience, what I have seen the most people getting for a patient are flowers and fruits which is more than appropriate. Flowers add colours andhappiness to the atmosphere, and fruits are healthy, delicious (and expensive?). I never thought of any other things that I could bring so
I did gift a couple of cakes and flowers to my friend's brother who was hospitalised after meeting an unfortunate accident and it was his birthday. He loved and my friend couldn't stop gushing about how lucky she felt. I never looked at something extra ordinary though and I just thanked God (Kalka Mata to be specific) . Until now when I read this and being discussed at length on Reddit. (Credits are given at the end of the post.)
People really need these stuff when they are in hospital and it makes a huge difference when someone thinks about them. They might feel like someone causing you inconvenience, but it's your job to use right words at the right time with the right person. For example-
SAY THIS
"I made carrot pudding today, can I bring some for you?"
INSTEAD OF
"Would you like me to make you some carrot pudding? "
BECAUSE
it might make the patient feel like he is causing an inconvenience for you. Nobody wants to feel causing unnecessary burden for anyone or someone going out of their way.
So, here are some ideas that may help you find the best appropriate gift to bring along while you are visiting someone in hospital-
BRING SOME WITH YOU!
TOILETARIES 1. Baby Wipes 2. Hand Soaps 3. Products of Dental Hygeine IF PATIENT IS ALLOWED 4. Home cooked food 5. Snacks(Popcorn packs, protein bars etc) 6. DessertENTERTAINMENT 7. Devices to charge phone and laptop (USB extender, power bank, extension Boards etc. ) 8. Movies 9. Games 10. Headphones 11. Magazines 12. Books, if you know their taste. 13. Stationary 14. Diary to journal 15. Lend your tab or laptop until they are healthy and discharged. 16. Coloring Books
GROOMING 17. Gowns 18. Fuzzy slippers 19. Earplugs to keep harsh sound away 20. Sleep-Mask 21. Hand-Fans 22. Lotions that don't make them smell like Hospital anymore. 23. Sheet Masks for a little pampering 24. Essential oil spray that soothes and clenses the environment and makes it fragrant. 25. Disposable Undies 26. Wax strips, tweezers etc. 27. Lip balms, hand lotions and lotions for cracked feet 28. Bathrobe OTHER 29. Fake Flowers 30. Potted plants that don't need lots of water, sun or care.
AVOID GIVING THESE
1. Bulky, big-ass stuff because mostly hospital rooms are small and it's a pain to store them. 2. Flowers because patient or people around might be allergic to them. 3. Balloons. They are cute and everything but it isn't nice if they burst in the middle of the night waking up everyone.
MORE TIPS
1. Bring what you have spare at home and don't buy a new one. 2. If they don't want anything, just make a basket full of foods they can have later with their people acommpanying them in the hospital. 3. Give them options like you are visiting a store and if they would like something.
Hope this post would help you finding the best gift for someone who is in hospital and longing to see a fresh breeze, sunshine and your love!
Before you go -
Please add more to this list that you have gifted someone or would like to. You can also exclude a few things, just let us know why!
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*** Inspiration to write the post is from reddit post - https://bit.ly/2BoXlKo
