All the suggestions here are great - ready-to-eat foods, clothes, toiletries - might I add 1 thing she'd probably not get for herself from a gift card: some kind of perfume. Woman-to-woman the scent makes a woman feel better about herself, not feeling grungy from harsh hotel soaps or generic deodorants etc, and a reminder of the kindness at a time really needed. A little bit of luxury when you've lost everything.
All the suggestions here are great - ready-to-eat foods, clothes, toiletries - might I add 1 thing she'd probably not get for herself from a gift card: some kind of perfume. Woman-to-woman the scent makes a woman feel better about herself, not feeling grungy from harsh hotel soaps or generic deodorants etc, and a reminder of the kindness at a time really needed. A little bit of luxury when you've lost everything.