Nice gift for someone going to hospital for 10 day stay.

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One of the mums from DS1 school is going into hospital for a major operation. I don't know her really well but she is lovely and I thought about getting her a pressie. What would you suggest in the £10-20 bracket?

nice moisturiser. the air con in hospitals is very drying.
or an easy to read type chick lit book.

Good idea Nigella, I think might get a selection of bits and bobs and pop it in a nice gift bag. She seems quite intellectual but I tought she might be so bored that some trashy magazines might be good.

Book token?

A spray of some kind

I've just had a hospital stay and was really glad of this aromatherapy mist stuff. It was cooling and smelled lovely.

What's she having done? If she's gojng to be left immobile, that would make a difference to gift suggestions

She is going in on Monday and has a ton of stuff to organise so might not have time to get to book shop. I am such a twat, I should have organised this weeks ago.

She is having a mastectomy (yes, the dreaded breast cancer). I think she will be immoblie for a good few days. She is under 30 and very trendy.

lavender oil - v good to help sleep. or frankinsence - good for anxiety.
and ear plugs and a sleep mask.

Moisturiser, wipes, M & S soap, shower gel etc. Maybe you could pay for her to have a t.v. if the hospital offers this service.

Yeah, something to make the place smell nice. Or just something nice to eat, fruit or chocolates. Sounds a bit dull, but she'll not be getting anything good from hospital catering

A good book and some juice to add to water. Having spent 3 weeks in a few month back, that water get warm and horrible, juice is life safer.
Good Idea about the TV too

Oh, thank you for the good ideas. I have also offered practical help (babysitting etc). I just feel so awful for her. She has had a shit year and now this.

I can recommend Burts Bees handcream, it smells divine and is natural and you can get it in Boots.

Or how about a personal CD player and some story CD's? Or an IPOD to borrow with loads of podcasts and music on it?

Some lovely embroidered slippers (hospital floors are minging)

Nice toiletries

Fluffy towel (hospital towels are minging)

Definitely ear plugs and eye mask (sleeping on wards is a joke)

Trashy books

Nice food/drinks/biscuits

A DS lite

A good book or selection of nice toiletry minis.

A selection of magazines.