Does anyone have ideas for a 'group' gift for a cancer patient, preferably inspirational.?
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How about a scripture keeper?  There's a beautiful one you can get on Amazon.com.  \nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310803233/sr=8-2/qid=1145408778/ref=sr_1_2/103-0743961-4383844?%5Fencoding=UTF8\nIt is very inspirational and motivational.  It will definitly lift his spirits.  Best to you all.
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Give her something that will remind her of how much you care. Make it personal. Make her a coupon book for when she gets out of the hospital. Figure out what she liked to do and also what she should be able to do when she gets out. If she's able to walk, make one thats good for a long walk in the park... and so on.
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Try the site the following site:\nhttp://www.giftmugs.com/\n\nThey give customized mugs. You can ask them for a coffee mug with image of a dice on it (you can send a photo or image of it to them).
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you can get students together and have a car wash...donating the money to his type of cancer research or better yet to help with the bills. you can call the bank and ask them what it takes to set up an account just for him.\n\nyour very thoughtful. cancer treatment is expensive. every little bit of money raised would help. \n\nwhile they are washing cars, you can do a documentary for him...it will not only show how positive he has touched your lives, but it will show him how much you care.\n\ngood luck...prayers your teachers way.
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Call your local chapter of the American Cancer Society. http://www.oncochat.org/ offers an on line support group in a chat like setting. They also welcome family members of cancer patients, so you might want to check it out.\n\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/support/organizations   offers all kinds of cancer support resources.
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Listen with an open mind and give him a lot of support while he's going through the chemo. Everyone finds their own source of strength when dealing with a major medical crisis. I would say to just be there for him and try to be as understanding as possible. If you have a conversation where you feel like you can put in your opinion, do it. He won't want you to act differently or treat him differently than you usually do. I've been through cancer with my Mom, Dad, brother and sister and everyone deals with it in a different way. The best advise I can give is to be there and continue to treat your friend as normally as possible. He needs all of his friends to be there for him right now.
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How about something small and cool like this http://www.giftweblog.com/2006/11/02/rugged/
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If you want to I think it would be a nice gesture. Gifts are always nice. It shows you are a thoughtful person.
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I was thinking of some lovely native gifts that could be small enough to pack. Canada has been blessed with beautiful Inuit art and sculpture. Depending on where you live, you can visit a local craft shop that specializes in such gifts. In Quebec, we have beautiful hand painted scarves, woodcrafts, handwoven items and pottery. If you want something to consume, there are the maple syrup products, Laura Secord chocolates, Canadian wines (some good ones are available), baked beans,\nPacific or Atlantic salmon, lobster, freshwater trout. Lookk for\nHudson's Bay products and the beautiful Seagull pewter from Nova Scotia. Canadian picture books, small wildlife figurines, homemade items from craft shops like jams and soap and candles. There are even bags of chocolate moose or deer droppings, packets of Canadian wildflower seeds.\nAny of the above might be appropriate for your boss as well. You'll be buying Canadian and sometimes, we just don't appreciate the unique and beautiful products of our Canadian artisans. Hope this helps.
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Donate to cancer research.
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I will pray for you.  You have my sympathy.  I have bone cancer, and it is terminal.  I focus on what I CAN do, each day.  Some days all I can do is lay in bed.  Other days, although rarely, I feel almost good. I believe we send messages to our bodies, subconsciously.  If we think the worst, the worst will happen.  I am a registered nurse, and even though I could easily look up every aspect of my disease, I choose not to.  Only God knows when our time is up.
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this year i got my boyfriend a really nice watch. i've framed pictures of us as a gift before. one time he gave me an engraved photo album filled with pics of us so you can try this too. make it something meaningful, maybe buy tickets for his favorite baseball team or a concert for a band he loves.
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I think a great "congratulatory gift" if you can swing it..would be to show up at their restaurant with a group of 20 people (reservations of course) in tow..all hungry and thirsty!\n\nor... a reservation for your companies Holiday party!\n\nor... show up once a week with a different group of friends who have not been there yet. \n\nor.... if you are looking for something more.."gifty" what about an ad in the paper congratulating them on achieving their dream? \n\nor a shadow box with mounting and an engraved plate the date for their first dollar bill to be displayed in? (mr. krabs would love that!\n\ngood luck to your friends!
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First off... I am so very sorry for the loss of your daughter.  We lost our seven year old daughter, Rachel, to leukemia six years ago this month.  The loss of a child is a very, very heavy burden.\n\nTo me, the concept of a legacy can be boiled down to the word, "gift."  What gifts did your daughter have?  I believe that each of us has gifts inside us that are meant to be shared with others... painting, singing, dancing, cooking, laughter, service to others, gardening, parenting, fixing cars, smiles, carpentry, care-giving... We all have inner gifts that are shared outwardly with others.  What gifts did your daughter have?  How did she share them?  How did her gifts touch others?  How did they touch you?\n\nWere there special clothes (hats, shoes, jewelry) that set her apart... made her special... things she enjoyed wearing?  THese are symbols as important to you and your family as religious symbols are to believers.  What physical legacies did your daughter have?  Along this same line, did she have treasured possessions that were passed onto others (friends, family or even strangers)?  \n\nDid she win awards or special notice for things she did in her life?  Did she excell at sports or have hobbies?\n\nTheses are just a few ideas.\n\nMy own opinion here... I think in the end life boils down to two questions: How much did you love?... and, How much were you loved?  The fact that you are struggling with writing a legacy for your daughter and wanting to pass down her story to your other children and grandchildren says a whole lot about the love you feel for her.  There must be one heckuva story there.\n\nMy hope and prayer for you is peace.  Your grief is so very fresh and I'll bet it still cuts into your heart like a knife.  I wish you peace.\n\nMake notes about your daughter's life and try piecing them together.  Ask friends and family to help if you feel comfortable doing this and they feel comfortable helping you.\n\nMy best thoughts and prayers go with you on your journey
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Maybe get some of peoples favorite memorys from their lifetime.  A wedding day, a birth of a son/daughter, a visit to someplace theyve always wanted to go.  Compile several of those onto the float.  Or you could even get favorite christmas memories.  Lovely gesture by the way, thank you for giving over and above care.
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Give them any thing they can use here's a great website my trainer is a police officer and I found something great for him on this website and if you don't like buying of the web just get him or her a coffe mug or some thing that comes from the heart. Either way what ever you'll get them they'll like it.
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I think that they kits you can buy at Target or Wal-Mart where you can impring their hands or feet is alway nice. If you're the God mother a cross or crucifix for his room would be nice and a safe route to go, or to give in addition to one of these other gifts is a savings bond.  Try also getting a nice blanket embroidered with his name on it.