There is a variety of options.

1. Audio books to listen to while bed-ridden.
2. DVD movies to watch while bed-ridden.
3. Music CD's to listen to while bed-ridden.
4. Box of gourmet chocolate pralines (assuming hospital says it's ok).

Hope she gets well soon.
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Sandler's gift baskets always work for me. I think they are Sandlers.com or you can google them.
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I'd get her something personalized that really says you know her and you care.

As an example last time a friend of mine was sick I got him a star wars light saber spoon for his soup. It wasn't expensive, but I know he adores star wars and tries to hide it to avoid being "geeky".. practical, personal and not to extravagant.

As I don't know your friend it would be hard to give exact examples but, you get the idea. My husband is a chef, I'd get him a new knife lol He loves knives...

On the note of the burns though you could include a hand fan.. seems like a joke but having been blown up once in my pyromaniac brother's wake I can say a hand fan is a wonderful gift for a burn victim.
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You can give her a gift basket full of sudoku and crossword puzzles or wordfinds, or if you know what kinds of books she likes to read you could pick out a book or two for her. You could also include cash or a gift card for her favorite restaurant to deliver some delicious comfort food to her. A deck of cards and jigsaw puzzles would work too or a dvd that she doesn't already have. Just anything to keep her hands and mind occupied so that she doesn't think so much about the pain she's in.
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I think listening, reading and viewing material are all great ideas. You may want to check out some meditation music, usually single instrument with no vocals.

Pain management and sleep may be problems for her. Meditative CD's and maybe essential oil that she can dab on her temples could be useful distractions.

I found some like the samples on the top of this page very helpful:
http://www.garyrichardsonmusic.com/page1/page1.html
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Always gift cards for her favorite places to shop online. Then she can buy what she wants to pass the time while on homecare.

Sorry to hear about your friend, btw.
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May be a handwritten message by you that will make him/her feel better & some chocolates ?
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Depending on how much you want to spend and how long she is going to be recovering, consider a gift certificate for a Maid for a day. She may not be up to cleaning and could use the extra help. Of course you know your friend better than anyone, so think first about whether she would think you are saying she needs to clean up versus offering something that can help her out.
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I had a friend a few years ago who was hurt in a car accident. She only spent a few days in the hospital and did most of her recuperation at home. I wanted to do something for her but, like you, most of her friends and family had already gotten her everything under the sun.

She was a really good friend so I decided to give her what no one else could. I gave her me. I went to her home everyday, not to visit but to help her with her cats, help clean her house, brought dinner that she could just put in the microwave to heat. I did the cleaning she couldn't do, floors, laundry, dishes, etc.

In order to make her comfortable with my gift, I came up with a way to present myself to her. I bought a small poster board and made a card. In the card, I wrote that I would be here daily for around 1 hour. While I was there I would help her with her house, pets, laundry, etc. I was specific because I didn't want her to think of me as company. People who are recuperating do not need a lot of visitors, just time to rest. Then I wrapped a large red ribbon across my chest and walked in with her card.

So here is the way it worked. If she had any errands that needed to be done, she wrote them down for me. I always brought her a healthy home cooked lunch and dinner. I did dishes, laundry, fed her animals, mopped her floors, etc., whatever needed to be done at the time.

This gift took about 2 weeks. She later told me that out of everything she was given, that my gift was the best because I gave her the best opportunity to rest and did not force her to "visiting hour"
Source(s):
Personal experience

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Careful about giving sweet and calorie loaded stuff, she wont be getting too much exercise at the moment, so dont encourage weight gain, she wont thank you!

If I were in her position I would love to have a maid for the day, great suggestion @maggieray, but with a twist, she's only 22, gotta love a bit of fun and what about guys.

Why dont you to try to hire one of these for these guys for the day!
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A gift basket which includes : chocolates, potpouri or essential oils, DVD films or other entertainment media, set of slippers and pajama and a personalized 'get well' pillow. I would think she has all these things ,but it is nice to have it over and over again, she'll get a variety.

Hope that she gets well soon.
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If she likes to have a drink I think a gift certificate to a liquor store could work or if you found out her favorite wine/beer/any liquor then you could pick it up for her and have a drink with her. She gets the company plus a drink.
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Joke book
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How about a basket of fresh fruits? Fruits rich in Vit. C will help him/her strengthen his/her resistance towards virus around, especially in the hospital.

A good inspirational book will be great too. This will help especially if something really terrible happened to your friend. During these moments, he/she needs encouraging phrases to guide him/her through.

Anything he/she likes. Like if your friend wants stuff toys, bring one. :) This will surely cheer him/her up.

And lastly, bring in some friends of both of you! Seeing that many people cares about him/her will help for that person's fast recovery. ^^
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hey nothing wrong with more flowers, but i would suggest sending a gift basket... they are always fun to see what your gona get...

Mike !
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Try sending a complete dinner with wine, a movie and yourself.
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Gift baskets are always good, just have to make sure it contains things she enjoys.
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She must really be suffering. Flowers are a good idea but maybe I would say to send her a get well card along with your idea of gift basket. Like Kerryk said it should contain things she enjoys.
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Gift baskets are a great idea (as has been mentioned a few times above) http://www.giftbasketontheweb.com/get-well-soon.html The cool thing about gift baskets are they don't have to be only food items. They can include many different kinds of items now days.

Since your friend is a chef she likely enjoys The Food Network. Maybe you could look into giving her a recipe book from Paula Deen, Bobby Flay, or any of the other great chefs on that network. By the time she returns to work she'll have a ton of great ideas to try out where she works, both from those books as well as from her own twist because of those books.
Source(s):
http://www.giftbasketontheweb.com/get-well-soon.html
http://www.pauladeen.com/
http://www.primasoft.com/recipes/cuisine/cooking_American1_book_075.htm
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=97...

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