When you have a sick friend or relative that has to spend some time in hospital, you would do just about anything to make him or her feel better. And you are perfectly right to do so – when a person is happy and optimistic, he or she will recover much faster. If you buy a small item for a sick friend or relative who is in hospital, you need to make sure that the gift is funny, entertaining or…delicious. There are two categories of gifts you can get for people in hospital: edible or non-edible.
Hospital food is horrible – your sick friends or relatives in hospital will appreciate a delicious treat. Whether it’s fruits, sweets or something else, you will make to the sick person a great surprise. However, you have to check first if your friend or relative is allowed to have such snacks or he or she has to follow a special diet. Before buying foods for sick people check with the family what type of foods you should get. You don’t have to be the one who takes chocolate to a sick person and he or she can’t eat it.
Spending entire days on a hospital bed is really boring for the sick person. A suitable gift for a friend or a relative who is in hospital would be something that makes time go faster: a book of his or her favorite author, some magazines, an MP3 or MP4 player to listen to the music. Comic books are also a great gift idea for sick persons having to spend time in hospital – superheroes adventures certainly help everyone to forget they have to stay in hospital for days. You can also buy some games that can be played by a single person, like Sudoku or crossword puzzle. Buying a laptop for a sick friend or relative might be a little too expensive, but you can lend them your laptop for the entire hospitalization period. Make sure you have a lot of computer games and movies on your laptop.
Flowers, balloons and cards are perfect to cheer a sick person in hospital. Such a gift will make the room prettier and friendlier. Your sick friend or relative will enjoy the beauty of the flowers and the encouraging “Get well soon” message from your card. Funny gifts are another option for the moments when you have to visit your sick friends or relatives in hospital. Think about something that it will make them laugh: a T-shirt with a funny message printed on, amusing stickers for the bandages or some comic toys.
If you have to visit a child who is in the hospital, you can make him or her really happy with the right toy, whether it’s a doll, a car, Lego game or something else. To help a child to deal with that stressful situation, you can buy him or her a toy doctor play set. Surely the child will cooperate better with the doctors if he or she has a set of instruments that are just like the ones that doctors are using. And remember, the best gift you can make for your sick friends and relatives are moral support and attention.
Jamie Highland writes about weddings, gifts, and other occasions. To find out more about fun items you can buy as gifts for friends or to shop for baby shower gifts or for baby shower games, visit My Baby Shower Favors.
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