An extra-long phone charging cable

This is something I found most useful when in hospital for surgery. If you’re anything like me you’ll run out of juice surfing the web, even if you started on 100% battery when you entered the hospital. I prefer Anker cables — they last ages, and some even have lifetime warranties.

I took a 6 foot one in to hospital with me, and it was the perfect length to have plugged in to charge my phone and use my phone at the same time. I think I’ll always remember how one of my nurses plugged my phone in to charge immediately when I returned to my room after surgery when she gave me my phone back — I hadn’t asked, she just did it.

Although I took the cable with me for my chemotherapy sessions there weren’t any plugs available to use that I could see. That’s OK though, I was prepared… details in my next post. 🙂

The following link will give you a good starting point for Anker cables, and I recommend the woven/braided ones: https://amzn.to/3KDYoH3

My 6ft Anker PowerLine+ Lightning cable. I’ve had it since 2016! Lasted for over 5 years, and cheaper and longer than the official Apple cables too. You can get these as 10ft long now if you want an even longer one, and the most recent one is an Anker Powerline+ II. They’re not just for iPhones, they make cables suitable for all smartphones.