Packing for a hospital stay is never an easy task. Unless your family can bring items from home or make a run to the corner store, you need to think ahead about what you may need.

The basic list of what you need for a hospital stay is simple: personal toiletries, shirts, jeans or pants, socks and shoes, underwear, pajamas, robe and slippers.

But the list becomes longer for an extended stay like mine. During my acute myeloid...