What can I buy someone doing chemotherapy?
It’s hard to know what to get someone when you’ve never been through something so horrifying yourself. When you’re diagnosed with cancer, it’s brand new to you too. The best gift you can give a young woman with cancer is the gift of control. Her world has been thrown upside down. One day she was normal, and now she’s fighting for her life. She’s still expected to work, socialise and pretend everything is mostly normal. She needs a practical gift that helps her take control of her side-effects and kickstart her health while undergoing chemotherapy treatment. She needs shortcuts from someone who has been there.
As a young breast cancer survivor, I understand the horrifying side-effects of chemotherapy and how hard it was to watch my loved ones struggle with how to help. There are so many things I wish I knew before starting my chemotherapy treatment.
My Own Your Chemo Care kits are designed specifically for what’s most important to young female cancer patients, helping them control chemotherapy side-effects while trying to continue their busy lives. They make the perfect gift. Packed with what I found most useful so the capable young woman you know can own their chemo and kick-start their health afterwards.
My Own Your Chemo Kit - Essentials comes packed with the most important products to combat the side-effects of chemotherapy for young women;
Bravery Co headscarf. Hair-loss happens and it’s horrible. Depending on the type of chemo, it falls fast and watching your hair fall out is heartbreaking. Many women try wigs, and while they look real, they’re itchy and uncomfortable on sensitive skin. I luckily found Bravery Co scarves early in my treatment and I never felt so cool. Emily from Bravery Co has created a range of designer headscarves made for young women with cancer. She’s had it 3 times, so she knows exactly what they need – and how to be bold doing it. Every female cancer patient needs a gorgeous Bravery Co headscarf to brighten each day.
Moo Goo Essentials. Chemotherapy dries the skin and makes it more sensitive to sunlight. To reduce the risk of sunburn and skin irritations that can easily get infected while immunocompromised, she will need lots of moisturiser, sunscreen and lipgloss. Moogoo is chemical-free and made for the sensitivity of chemotherapy patients, so their products are a must for every female cancer patient.
Oral 7 Dry Mouthwash. Chemotherapy targets rapidly dividing cells. Along with targeting cancer, it targets the cells in your mouth. Using this specially designed mouthwash twice a day helps reduce the chance of infection (which could mean hospitalisation), pain, loss of taste and dry mouth.
Eye Mask & ear plugs. A concoction of chemotherapy drugs, steroids, anti-nausea, and possibly anti-hormonal medication means it’s very difficult to sleep during the months of chemotherapy despite how exhausted she may feel. Rest is vital for the chemotherapy to work. An eye-mask and earplugs enable a better environment for day-time naps or long sweaty nights from the menopausal effects of chemo.
In every kit, I include a handy brochure with how to use each product and my key tips to control chemotherapy side-effects beyond the products I include in the kit, ideas to kickstart her health afterwards and additional gift ideas for her support network.
