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Get Well Presents Hospitalization. It's a form of hospitality no one wants any part of, but it's inevitable that at some time or another, most will be duly accommodated. Just about everyone will spend at least some time in a hospital or sick in bed at home. To make the bedridden comfortable or alleviate boredom add the following personal touches to intensive care. Give the recuperating something to look forward to, such as a pair of tickets to a cultural or sporting event scheduled after his expected recovery.
To
patients of all ages, send one
of the adorable Get Well Bears With the doctor's approval, arrange a visit from a magician or clown to a hospitalized child. After checking on dietary restrictions, fill a small cooler or picnic basket with the patient's favorite goodies and "smuggle" it into his or her room. If the patient has a healthy appetite (and, again, with doctor's approval), arrange for a meal to be delivered from his favorite restaurant. A wicker bed tray—its side pockets filled with hair and grooming supplies—makes a nice gift to a bed-resting friend or neighbor. A portable compact-disc player with headset—along with assorted compact discs—might help fill the hours. CD choices include music, audio books, foreign language lessons, motivational speeches, comedy routines, and movie sound tracks. Arrange for such services as hair styling, a manicure, a massage, or a facial for the hospitalized patient or homebound convalescent. Provide or arrange for the care of an ill friend's pet, garden, or lawn. Hand-held electronic games for kids of all ages are great gifts for the bed-bound (just don't expect kids—of any age—to put down the games after recovery). For those that enjoy them, a collection of crossword puzzles, math problems, or brainteasers can be a fun gift for the bedridden. A deck of playing cards and instructions for solitaire games might also be appreciated. To a child confined to bed, give a Magna Doodle, Etch-a-Sketch, Lights Alive, candy kaleidoscope kit, or another creative activity. Give a project box filled with paper, scissors, markers, glue, tape, stickers, and buttons to occupy a hospitalized or bed-resting child. A book about origami and a generous supply of paper would please an older child.
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