Care package ideas for friend having surgery

Magazines or if she has an ipad, maybe some itunes gift cards. Also, lip balm, kleenex, facial wipes. I'm trying to think of items she may want to have close by and not have to get up to retrieve them.

I would want gummy bears. I never buy them for myself, but I love when someone gives me a package of them.

The longest charging cable you can find for her device
A puzzle/game book
Mags, trashy for some mindless time killing
Netflix/amazon/Hulu subscription with a list of popular shows (if she had one get a different one so she can find different shows.
Audible subscription
Fancy pencils and a colouring book
Bed tray to prop her book/iPad/colouring

Phone calls/face time

When I had my surgeries one of the best things I was given was a lightweight Kipling bag . I could hook it on the IV stand or wear it on the shoulder later for carrying anything valuable or things I needed to take to the bathroom . I also had a lightweight microfibre towel, a lovely fleecy blanket and a good quality eye mask and ear plugs .

My brother in law just had back surgery. A neighbor bought him a large Sherpa throw blanket. He kept it on his recliner and sat on it. It was very comforting.

I’ve had surgery three times in the last three years. I already have tons of throws and fuzzy socks, nice slippers that I love, a cozy robe and a drawer full of lip balms so I wouldn’t need any of those things.

I could use:

iTunes gift cards for easy entertainment on my iPad.

Amazon gift cards for all the things I didn’t realize I needed until I couldn’t drive to the store to go get them. I ended up needing some weird things that I found on Amazon that I wouldn’t be able to easily get locally. (Weird long loose socks to wear under my orthotic boot, I’m looking at you, LOL. The boot came with one sock. ONE. How many days do you think a person can wear the same sock inside that hot plastic and foam boot before it gets really rank?   )

A big thermal tumbler that will keep my drink cold longer without sweating.

A small bag with nice handles that I can keep by my chair or by my bed that I can keep all my prescriptions, OTC meds, my phone and charger, a book or magazines or my iPad and any other small things in that I might want or need to carry around with me. I made a small tote for a Disney trip years ago that has pockets on the inside and outside that’s perfect for this, and it worked great to throw over the handles of my knee walker both times I’ve had to use one to bring the stuff I needed along with me anywhere I needed to go.

Gift cards for food places that deliver to my house so my DH wouldn’t have to cook all the time, since he would already be picking up extra slack for many of the things I normally do and it would give him a bit of a break.

Don't laugh. The one thing I would definitely want if I knew I was going to the hospital would be a Snuggie. Hospitals are so cold and it's hard to keep warm. The blankets are thin and small. How do you put on a robe with an IV? Snuggies look like the perfect solution.

Personally if I was giving a care package it would be for something once she is home - these days a lengthy stay in hospital is certainly not the norm - in and out in a couple of days. 

I would be giving gift vouchers for food services so at least some meals are taken care of, a house cleaning service voucher so that chore is taken care of once or twice so it is not a worry.