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[rivka]

If you were going to be spending several days in the hospital at the side of your sick toddler, what could someone bring you that would make things easier?

My friend Emily's husband decided to cancel his business trip, so she's at least going to have someone consistent to help, and give her breaks. But she's going to be the one spending nights at the hospital and so forth. Zoe's still very sick - they've given up on the idea that she'll be able to go home before Thursday or Friday at the earliest.

I'm going by to visit tonight. I'm planning to bring coloring books, crayons, and stickers for Zoe, and my electric kettle filled with herbal tea and cocoa packets for Emily. (I suspect that all they'll have on the unit is a coffee pot, and Emily is an observant Mormon.) I'm also going to bring by a light and frivolous novel.

Any other suggestions?

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[cattitude.livejournal.com]

Call her an hour before you show up. Offer to bring whatever she would like right now. Suggest takeout (or pastries if it's not mealtime) from her favorite place nearby if she can't think of anything.

She's probably got all the practical things she actually needs already, unless this is her first day there.

If my own experience is any guide, what she'll really want most is company. You'll be providing that.