When my cousin’s child was in the hospital with cancer we sent gas cards and grocery cards. They live an hour from the hospital so I knew those 2 things would make the most impact. When my sFIL was dx with cancer he must have been gifted 2 dozen blankets and “prayer shawls.”
I’m so sorry. Prayers for her and her family (and friends).
DD got a prayer shawl before her surgery... it was a nice thought, but it ended up in the donation pile the same day.
My coworker admitted to throwing away close to 30 different plants. No one wanted to show up with "just" a meal, so they'd show up with a meal and a plant. She was busy trying to keep herself alive, the plants were the last thing she wanted.