Things To Do To Help Those Who Are Chronically ill!
- Think of small, simple gifts that could really make their life simpler. £5k or a foot rub usually does the trick.
- Make them a cup of tea or coffee.
- Plan a multi-day ski trip to the Alps with them.
- Tell them a joke.
- Offer to help them with a task.
- Offer to help them travel - for example, by giving them a piggyback.
- Make them their lunch.
- Buy
me them a dog 🐕
- Recommend this fantastic blog post to them to help really boost their mood 👍
- Bring them a bucket of fresh mountain air collected personally from the said Alps - trust me, it helps a lot.
- Tell them to pull their weight around the house and tell them how unbearably lazy they are - works best if you yell and aggressively shake them.
- Give them a hug - with consent.
- Give them TV show recommendations.
- Tell them in great detail how tired you are.
- Get
me them some chocolate or one of their favourite snacks.
- Listen to them without judgment as they talk about how they feel.
- Set up a 24-hour disco therapy session where blinking lights “energize the mitochondria through joy”.
- Be flexible with plans, so the individual doesn’t feel bad about canceling.
- Stand up for them if anyone tries to downplay how they feel.
- Lightly slap a lemon against each part of their body while chanting “when life gives you lemons…”.
- Give them easy tips on self-care.