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Care package for friend about to start chemo

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StylishDuck · 11/09/2019 22:06

Just as it says in the title, my friend has breast cancer, she's just had a mastectomy and will be starting chemo soon. I wanted to put together a care package to take to her. I was thinking things like nice socks, magazine subscription, sweets to help with queasiness, hand cream, the usual stuff. Can anyone recommend any particular brands that you know are good? Or any other ideas. There are a couple of us putting money in so budget is around £100-150. TIA

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Davros · 12/09/2019 00:51

Audio books if you can manage that somehow. Life saver

thisnamechanger · 12/09/2019 00:54

Time and company is the main thing. Chemo is terrifying and boring at the same time. Offer to go along and take mags (enough for serval people because the hospital mags are really out of date) and fetch tea etc while the drip drips.

Keeoe · 12/09/2019 01:03

What a Kindle Unlimited subscription? Second the nice lip balms and hand and foot cream - Burt's Bees do lovely variants of all three. What a lovely friend you are 😊

StylishDuck · 12/09/2019 22:08

Thanks everyone. Some great ideas there. I think the idea of breaking it up into lots of smaller gifts over the course of her chemo is good. I'll definitely do that.

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