a thoughtful gift for a sick friend?

[boatbaby]

A dear, dear friend who was seemingly healthy and is young and vibrant was just diagnosed with stage 4 terminal cancer. She and her husband are packing it in and moving to Bora Bora. I want to send her off with love and positive thoughts -- but I am too foggy brained and sad to come up with an idea...

Any ideas on a gift (home made or otherwise) to make her smile?

[MAMom]

Maybe just giving her the gift of your time, either helping them pack, selling/storing things they won't be bringing along, with errands related to the move, etc. Practical help that will give her more time to devote to self-care and spending her remaining time with her family.

Or perhaps helping her make a video, or write letter/s for her DH, children and/or family for them after her passing if she feels up to that.

to you.

ETA...one more idea is writing her a heartfelt letter about your cherished friendship...all of the things you love about her and why she has been such a wonderful friend to you and how much you've appreciated her in your life...the kinds of things you would have wished you'd had the opportunity to tell her if she had died suddenly without warning.

[meemee]

dry skin. so a basket of lotions, soap, lip balm (all non mint so if cracked wont burn)?

soft tender on skin nightwear.

oh sorry to make her smile. think about something you guys laughed over. any one time when you deeply connected over something. find something small that will signify it. or make a doll to put on the mantle shelf.

or a nice soft pillow with a funny covering. little pillows or cushions come in real handy.

[Solose]

How about something for her to remember you and her other friends and family by? Maybe you could pick out a picture of you and her and maybe some other friends and have everyone sign the picture and write a few words on it. You could put the pic inside a jewelry box or maybe have it screened onto a blanket or a plate that she could display. I'm kind of a foodie, so if it was me I would also make her a gift basket of some local goodies she won't be able to get in Bora Bora, since she is moving there permanently.

I'm very sorry that this is happening to your friend but how wonderful that she is making the best of this situation and trying to savor her life.