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In reply to the discussion: some history and tentative thinking about MFM-related questions [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)looking out for him. I hope you're taking care of yourself; a loss this close and personal often doesn't "hit" straight away; I hope you give yourself some time to process the sadness.
Maybe the nurses in the unit would like one of those jazzy new "single serve" Keurig-type coffee machines that can be used to make tea and hot chocolate and so on? They're insanely expensive but you can buy refillable little "cups" that you can fill with your own coffee grounds and that will bring the price way down...and you can buy specialty drinks as well if people want to have something fancy.
I am no expert on the things, maybe someone here can weigh in and say if they are a good buy and if they're durable and so on (I use a Melitta cone, myself--cheap old fart). If you can't give flowers or food, that's something they might appreciate (who doesn't like a jolt of caffeine if you're working a double shift?)--you could even engrave it if you had a mind, or put a little plaque on it saying "With Thanks from Jim" or something on those lines.
Hang in there. This is a sad time for you and for DU.