- Unscented lotion (I didn't mind perfume smells but for many it causes nausea)
- Unscented lip balm
- A tub of Vaseline (for inside their poor little noses)
- A travel sized Q-tip package to put the Vaseline inside their nose
- Travel Kleenex (you get so many nosebleeds)
- Comfy socks
- A portable blanket for chemo (I got one from all my colleagues at school and one from my future mother-in-law and they were great)
- Cute pajamas if they're having surgery... not sexy ones though
- Gift cards for their favorite restaurant. Wait a month in to find out what food they now hate, I hated garlic, onions, curry and cumin. In fact, by the end I had asked Kill not to eat them because kissing him afterward was too much
- Movie passes (it's dark so no one will see their baldness)
- A baseball hat or nice toque
- An eye mask to block out hospital lights
- Loan of an Ipad or tablet. If you download VLC then you can upload movies and shows for them
- An earphone splitter and two sets of earphones so they can have guests watch too. I got my splitter at Urbanoutfitters.com and 30$ headphones at Sony
- A thermos for tea (mine is from mec.ca)
- Portable snacks, like sushi, yum.
- A ride to chemo or a pick-up
- A foot massage to distract them at chemo or after
- Magazines because you can't concentrate well enough for books
- Maybe an attractive pair of stretchy pants, I recommend Lululemon if you're feeling really generous
- A haircut for when their hair falls out
- Plastic flossers in case their fingernails disintegrate
- A pimple extractor (I got mine at Community Naturals) because without fingernails it is impossible to get that whitehead...careful though they'll scar easier
- Love, a card or a picture
May you never need to use this information :)Love,
Cail