what to gift your favorite cancer patient

I'm working on year three as a cancer survivor and all is well!

I've become the go-to person for cancer treatment gift giving ideas. I thought this might be useful info to share with the world! These are things that I found helpful, they may or may not be appropriate for all.

SURGERY gifts...
- shawl or short soft sweater
- lip balm
- nice face cream
- vitamin E oil (good to rub on and reduce scars)
- soft tissues
- socks with the little sticky things on bottom to not slide
- hard candies
- lap desk
- blank notebook and/or pocket calendar to track doctors appointments
- thank you cards and stamps
- fun, spring garden or travel magazines

CHEMO gifts...
- big water bottle (side effects less intense if you super hydrate)
- lemon juice or alternate to flavor water
- ginger candy and ginger tea (great to combat nausea)
- hard candies for sore throat, chemo mouth
- lap blanket, travel pillow (although hosp blankets/pillows available)
- snacks, nuts, fruit, etc to bring on chemo day
- things to do during chemo, puzzles, magazines, knitting supplies, etc
- super soft hats, pretty scarves
- nice eye pencil to add detail when the lashes and eyebrows are gone
- mineral powder, big soft brush (blending face to hairless glowing orb)
- fun food coupons for the ride home (I'd crave milkshake or burger)
- nice shoulder bag to lug things to/from the chemo appointments

RADIATION gifts...
- Aquafor ointment, vitamin E oil, and sometimes olive oil for skin
- pretty hot or cold cup (daily ride to hospital)
- champagne to celebrate end of treatment!