When I was in high school I had braces on my teeth for several years. It was painful when the dentist would tighten them. One time my behavior was not what it should have been. I wrote and mailed an apology note.
When service people come by like utility, satellite dish, telephone etc. I often offer a soft drink. One hot Summer day the landlord had hired some guys to do yard work. I took them out a six pack of soft drinks.
In my 20s I had gall bladder surgery. I was in the hospital for two weeks. On the way home I stopped at the florist shop and had a plant sent to the nurse's station.