Hospital List
- Your pillow from home
- Blanket
- Slippers or sox with grips on the bottom
- Button down or zip up shirts/sweatshirts (you will need this if you have a port)
- V-neck shirts
- PJ's
- Robe
- Towels body & wash cloths
- Phone chargers
- Speaker or an Alexa
- Ipad/Computer (hospital does not always have the same channels that you want FYI)
- Sweatpants
- Shorts
- Toilettries - including soap
- Flushable wipes - you will need them
- Toilet paper - you will want the soft kind from home
- Hamper or something to put your dirty laundry in for someone to bring back n forth
- Cards/games/puzzles
- Water bottle
- Pictures and decorations
- Snacks - I did not eat much but when I did I ate things from outside
- Fridge food - I was able to have a fridge in my room so I had jello, rice pudding etc.
- Journal - I highly recommend keeping a journal while you are going through this time. not just documenting what you are going through but also medically what is happening.
- Sound machine
- Hand sanitizer & wipes (Sani Hands by PDI are great)
- Lip balm - non toxic pay attention to ingredients
- Magazines/Books/Word Puzzles
- AirPods/headphones
- Download TV Apps - hospitals are limited on channels make sure you have Netflix, Apple etc on your devices.
- Room decorations - I had string lights, pictures of my family, someone both me a "big head" of a Yankee player.
General Info
Families in need
If you know a family in need the top two things that can be helpful:
1. Mealtrain - To start one for a family is free and I know this helped my famiy tremendously. Friends, family, neighbors can sign up to bring meals, lunches, drink boxes, snacks to your family while you are getting treatment or are in the hospital. This is a huge help, it elevates more than you know off of a family who is taking care of a family member who is fighting for their life. It is one less worry. All you have to do is put in the information and send the link or put it on a social media platform and it takes care of itself! https://www.mealtrain.com/
2. GoFundMe - Many people start a Gofundme to help with the financial burden of deductible & copay costs and most if not all can not work and do not get full pay. You can never plan for cancer or expect it. This is free & easy to set up and send around on social media. https://www.mealtrain.com/
Clothing suggestions & links
Woman's tops
- Zip up V Neck woman's sweater https://amzn.to/4qEi3en
- Casual Long Sleeve V Neck https://amzn.to/4aCnrZr
- Long Sleeve half zip cropped (falls at waist) https://amzn.to/4qKL8VF
- Light weight full zip up https://amzn.to/3ZN2CFQ
- Oversized long sleeve zip up https://amzn.to/4rP7BSc
- Fleece lined long sleeve zip up https://amzn.to/468rxr6
T Shirts
-5 pack woman's dry fit V Neck T-shirts https://amzn.to/3MhIdFX
- Light weight V Neck T-shirt https://amzn.to/4qN09X4
Socks
- Non Slip wider ankle https://amzn.to/4qCePIh
- Fuzzy non slip https://amzn.to/4kHGx5b
- 6 pair ankle non slip https://amzn.to/4ro6Wrb