The personal touch. Some of Ditson’s patients take quilts with personal sayings or quotes to the hospital for comfort during their illness. For a touching variation of that kind of personalized gift, consider a VoiceQuilt [link to: www.voicequilt.com], says Spizman. Friends and family call a toll-free number to leave special recorded messages, which are put together in a music box for the patient to listen to. Ditson's friend’s father received one with messages from more than 50 friends from around the country while he was in hospice care, and now his daughter has the box as a memory of him, she said.