Tote bag, backpack, briefcase — one with several compartments may be helpful to organize your things

Journal

Book you are reading or one that you have wanted to read but have not had the time

Magazines

MP3 player and/or iPod or handheld game

Portable CD player and/or DVD player

Crocheting, knitting, or hobby that you are working on

A friend to keep you company

Healthy snacks to munch on:

• Nuts, almonds, pistachios, pecans, pumpkin seeds, etc.
• Dark chocolate
• Bananas
• Grapes
• Oranges
• Pears
• Power bars or energy bars (You may want to pick ones that support breast cancer such as Luna Bar's Berry Almond.)
• Aluminum water bottle that is eco-friendly so you can have water with you
• Small juice boxes for easy travel
• Gatorade or power water to replenish your electrolytes and fluid
• Trail mix
• Green tea and white tea
• Ginger tea for symptoms of nausea
• Herbal teas
• Jell-O snack cups or pudding cups
• Yogurt for those bouts of diarrhea or to prevent stomach upset
• Oatmeal, cream of wheat
• Fresh fish
• Chicken
• Lean meat (organic preferred)
• Broccoli
• Green leafy vegetables
• Potatoes, sweet potatoes

Bag lunch or breakfast

Lip balm for dry lips

Gum, breath mints, or hard candy for “chemo breath”

Ginger inhaler for nausea (You can often find this at a vitamin and herb store.)

Insurance or hospital registration cards

Names, addresses, and phone numbers of your referral physicians and your primary care doctor

List of your medications and the pharmacy you use

Chemotherapy calendar or daily planner (see printable chemo calendar at Guide2Chemo)

Shawl or sweater

Pillow or favorite blanket

Water or carbonated drink to help with symptoms of nausea

Laptop to catch up on e-mail or update your facebook or web page

Stationery to send notes or thank-you cards to friends and family

Tape recorder or notebook to write any instructions that are given