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A gift for the sick?

[Deleted User]
[Deleted User]
edited November -1 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Hey everyone... creativity caps on please. My cousin just got back from the hospital after having a mastectomy, not cool. Luckily, she's doing well and is back at her place in Bed-Stuy. I was hoping to send her something to cheer her up but didn't really want to go the whole boring, "card and flowers" route. Does anyone know of any great "get well gift" ideas that I can order online or possibly over the phone and have delivered to her apartment. I would have ordinarily just walked there, but I'm up in the great white north (Albany) for a couple days. The more local the gift idea, the better. Thanks in advance for any tips!

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  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    www.funnycancershirts.com/.../cancer.chucklenut-131382778+hey-cancer-womens-dark-t-shirt.html

    MOD NOTE: When yer done goofin' with that link, try this one: :P

    http://www.funnycancershirts.com/index.cgi/cancer.chucklenut-131382778+hey-cancer-womens-dark-t-shirt.html
  • luckmagnet
    luckmagnet
    manhattanfruitier.com
  • luckmagnet
    luckmagnet
    manhattanfruitier.com
  • stacey
    stacey
    If she will be going through chemo some really great head scarves. If she is home recouperating you can call her local nail salon and see if someone can go to her to pamper her with a manicure and pedicure (that always picks me up).
  • carn1v0re
    carn1v0re
    Be very careful with head scarves. Chemo will make her head extremely sensitive so only the softest softie soft scarves will do.

    My friend loved the naughty shirts a la "fuck cancer". There are some less offensive, like "Chemo Sabe".

    here's one site, but there are plenty:

    http://www.zazzle.com/fuck+cancer+gifts
  • park deliciatessen
    park deliciatessen
    Flowers, from Park Delicatessen. I can have it there in minutes. phone OK.
    718-789-8889
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    You guys kick ass... all awesome ideas. I'm thinking fruit basket (for good nutrition's sake) and hilarious T-Shirt (for good humor's sake). Thanks so much!
  • nonhipoldbklynchick
    nonhipoldbklynchick
    My good friend went through the same procedure last year (she is fantastic now!), hope all goes well. I ordered a fruit arrangement from Edible Arrangements... healthy and beautiful!

    http://www.ediblearrangements.com/
  • xlizellx
    xlizellx
    I was just about to post what nonhipoldbklynchick did -- edible arrangements are great and people always appreciate it.
  • lexie z
    lexie z
    Lush makes a great basket of junk called think pink and some of the money goes to breast cancer charities. google Lush Cosmetics
  • honeycut
    honeycut
    what great ideas! You might also want to refer her to the Look Good, Feel Better program. http://www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org/
    They have amazing non-medical services all focused on helping women regain their self-esteem when faced with the physical effects of cancer. Their website alone has many helpful links and tips, but their on-site events (at many local hospitals) are really loved by all who attend. My company donates goods and services to them and the women who have attended were thrilled and felt so good. Many had said they were more worried about losing their hair than the other side effects of chemo. My own aunt battled breast cancer and attended one of the workshops and said how much she loved it! Good luck to your loved one!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Thanks again for the outpouring of good ideas everyone... my cousin will love knowing that there are all these people who helped make the gift that much better!