It’s time to stop bringing bouquets into hospital wards. It’s not helpful.
As tempting as it is to grab a bunch, sometimes flowers are the last thing a ward or your friend needs.
They can set off allergies in other patients, become difficult to transport home and take up valuable surface space.
In a recent Reddit thread, hospital staff, past patients and their visitors shared their recommendations of the items people in hospital actually want – and they are far more useful than a few gerberas in purple plastic. Here are the top 10.
Top Comments
Some of these are ok, but it's pretty crazy that simple reading material is not on there! TV is often an extra charge in hospital, but daytime tv is the worst anyway. One of the main things you're dying for to alleviate the boredom is something - anything - to read!