What post-surgery goodies should I leave in my friends' fridge?

Post date: 2021-01-15 13:37:37

colectomy filter] A friend is having his colon removed next week. I can look up dietary recommendations and recipes online, but if this was you, what kind of snacks or meals would you want in the fridge? What would be a special treat?

He's asked me to pick up flowers and distribute them in vases around their house for when his wife brings him home from the hospital. So I will be in their house and can put items in fridge or freezer. She is a nurse, so no shortage of knowledge on the topic, and probably they'll already have covered any special needs like heating pads or cold packs and such. So my focus is food and I see "soft diet" is the rule. Did you have any cravings? Bland comfort food? Blended soups? Ice cream? Gingery things?

Small gift ideas also welcome (probably he would not wear that "No Colon Still Rollin" t-shirt, so... no). They're a young, healthy, liberal, outdoorsy couple in their 30s, no kids (they do have kittens). Slight woo-woo bent in the good way. Oh also: this is a good thing. They're super happy about this and it's a thing to celebrate. It will be life changing for them. Open to hearing anything useful that comes to mind.

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