Thanks, everybody, for your kindness. My nephew is going to be enrolled in a clinical trial and his treatment starts next week. Hodgkin Lymphoma is very treatable, but his is quite advanced.

I sent him the crystalized ginger [link] hard ginger candies [link] and the ginger-pear drops [link] I decided to hold off on the tea until I know whether he even drinks tea. Thank you for the recommendations.

I'd wanted to send him some comfy pajamas or sweats, but was concerned with the weather changing (and night sweats are an issue for him already due to the cancer). I settled on some plain cotton t-shirts with no tags (itching can be a thing with treatment) and some light, moisture-wicking sweatpants. He's dropped a ton of weight, and I remember how much it upset my own son, when he was at the height of his illness, and his clothes were hanging off him.

I sent my s-i-l a couple of things, too. True to form, Amazon split both of their orders right in the places I didn't want them split.

Best thoughts to your nephew, Cindy.

Yay for Dana's husband's vax appt!

I should buy that cat bag. That looks HILARIOUS.

So sorry to hear about your nephew, Cindy.

I think the array of gingers will help his tummy and his spirits.

Cindy, I also found that ginger ale helped - until the chemo changed my taste perception, and ginger ale stopped tasting of ginger and started tasting simultaneously sour and bitter.

I have no idea why the taste of ginger ale changed yet the taste of the ginger candies didn't.

I think it varies both by the individual and the type of chemo involved. So it might not happen to your nephew at all.

I have about a month to go, then I can expect my taste perception to return to normal.

Cindy, my sympathy. For what it's worth, my boss had ... a form of leukemia, I think; later he developed cancer. Got treatment for everything and is doing very well now.

HA, I kept at it, and now Husband and I both have vaccine appointments tomorrow morning.

chris, I don't know if you're eligible yet, but HEB's site is the best I've seen in terms of clearly stating how many vaccines they have available at each location. We're having to drive an hour to get to one, but there are several around San Antonio that had availability.

I suspect every one of those people who used the cat bag were murdered in their sleep after the photo was taken.

"Detective, the last thing she posted to her social media before that lethal fall down the stairs was about Mittens being calm and quiet. Looks like it was just an accident."

Cindy, I am sure the love will mean as much, well likely more, than the gifts. I hope his treatment goes much better than anticipated.