Thank-You Gifts for Medical Staff?

Harry & David's.

My first surgery was in November so I was seeing a lot of my breast surgeon and plastic surgeon and staff during the holiday season. I put together a basket filled with lots of edible goodies and holiday treats and delivered it to their offices, together with a card in which I had written my heart felt feelings of gratitude and appreciation for everything they had done for me. It just made me feel good to do this for them.

I've given good socks to onc nurses and chocolates to "staff" - my father used to give stethescopes to residents and interns in the good old days (the late 60s) when my mother passed away (he asked the charge nurse on my mom's floor what the interns and residents needed most) - I've also taken baskets of baked goodies to PCP's office at Christmas time - makes me feel good to say thank you.

I've found that anything is appreciated. If you're inpatient or completing a treatment involving a bunch of people, a Whitman's Sampler is nice. At the Hallmark store here, I saw a big fancy box of Jelly Belly jelly beans (easy to work into a clever t.y. note too). I'm never rich enough to do the fancy, so I go for clever and unusual. You can usually find nice wicker baskets at a thrift shop, get some fruit, small snack candy bars (like 6 little Butterfingers for $1) from a dollar store like Family Dollar. Or a thrift shop or dimestore fancy jar & fill w/individually wrapped candies. Bath & Body Works lotions are great for a nurse whose hands are in/out of water all day (and usually 3/$25) and a nice and special gift for them. You can get a bigger basket & actually stock it w/pretzel sticks, nuts, candies, etc from the dollar store w/o breaking the bank. Even those little boxes of thin mints chocolates from the grocery store go a long ways on the nursing station desk. Chat & find out their special interests. Those adult coloring books are hot right now, but they're not cheap, around $12-15. Even getting a jar & putting inexpensive trail mix in it makes a pretty presentation. You don't have to spend a lot of money to be thoughtful and clever. And the personal note of gratitude and thanks makes the gift Priceless!

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