GRANDMA'S CARE PACKAGE & TED SOCKS
Having older relatives sometimes it is difficult for me to visit them especially when they go into the hospital to have surgery or something. I remember when my grandmother had to have hip surgery, I went to see her everyday, but I started to get depressed. Each day I tried to bring her a little something that I thought would cheer her up, but it seemed pointless, she seemed as depressed being in the hospital as I was going to visit her. I was really glad that the next time she went into the hospital, I was out of town, so I got to send her some things that I thought she would like before I left town. I sent her a little care package with a book and some new pajamas, and I put in there a set of those TED socks that the doctor recommended for her. I didn't really know what they were at first, but she told me that they were supposed prevent blood clots which I really thought was a good idea, so I decided to go online to find them, I really didn't know where else to look for them. I found them really cheap and got them in the mail in just a few days, just in time for my little care package. I sent her flowers after the surgery and of course called her, but I actually think that due to the way I feel about hospitals that it is probably best for everyone if I don't come to visit them, they just scare me. When I called her after the surgery, my grandmother was very thankful for all the goodies that I sent her, but she especially mentioned how glad she was to have the TED socks and that she really felt that they would allow her to worry a little less about getting a blood clot. I love my grandmother so much, I really hope that she doesn't have to go back to the hospital again soon, I worry so much about her dying. I just can't imagine my life without her. She has been such a strong and positive influence in my life.