Helping a friend and her H...not sure what to do

[eddy]

Do they have a dog?

Do a grocery trip for them or run other errands?

[thinkofthesoldiers]

Is there a restaurant in your area that has GF food with a god track record of no cross contamination? Maybe a GC from there?

[speckledfrog]

Gas card? Does the hospital charge for parking?

[nsl]

What about cleaning or yard work? Depending on where you live, snow removal or early spring yard cleanup might be very helpful to them.

[circa1978]

Not sure what you want to spend, but one of my new go-to gifts is a year of Amazon Prime. It's pretty much wonderful for anyone who doesn't have time to shop - Free 2-day shipping - and we'd probably get it just for the streaming video alone. We've also given Netflix subscriptions. You could also just get an Amazon gift card period. She could use it for digital books to read while she's in the hospital, a movie for the kids, pretty much anything they need at home...

[icechalk]

Clean their house-- if y'all are close enough for you to feel comfortable running laundry, vacuum, cleaning up kitchen and washing sheets

Bring over some basic stuff like fruit, snacks for kids, milk, toilet paper, Clorox wipes, paper towels, paper plates, etc

Gift card to restaurant w GF options

Grocery gift card

Run errands for her: grocery list, dry cleaning, etc

Bring her kids to and from daycare

Pick up her kids from daycare and bring home w you. Let them Play and feed them then bathe them and bring them home in PJs ready for bed. Or take them for a whole day next weekend.

[anlo]

Cleaning, laundry, general errands? I like the gas card and amazon ideas.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

How long will he be in the hospital? I've done a personalized gift basket too. I generally just grab a nice tote/basket and fill it with snacks, fresh fruit (not too much), wipes, kleenex (nicer stuff than they have in the hospital), lotion, a book of puzzles, etc. and then pop up with it to the hospital. Flowers are a pain in the ass, but people have said that they appreciate the little things I put in the baskets because they don't think to have them before they go or if they end up there in an emergency.

[livinitup]

Keep checking in. Needs pop up. If you can do it, it might be a big relief for her to get help with drop off/ pick up from DCP.