This is a copy of an answer that I posted on Quora
First, find out if this person wishes to be visited. Many patients in hospitals are not feeling well enough to entertain visitors. They might not want you to come at all.
First, find out if this person wishes to be visited. Many patients in hospitals are not feeling well enough to entertain visitors. They might not want you to come at all.
However, I certainly had a story in my past that made me feel that hospital visits can be very important.
There
was a guy in my Quaker Meeting who caught AIDS, back in the early
1980’s. He was gay, single, overweight, ugly, in his 50’s and alone in
the world: no immediate family, few friends.
The hospital decided that he was a good person to neglect, because no one would notice.
One of my fellow congregants went to visit him and discovered him lying in his own feces.
We
all started visiting him — and his care improved dramatically. One of
the members of the Quaker Meeting claimed to be his brother (of course
he wasn’t a biological brother, just a spiritual brother, but he didn’t tell the hospital that —
in a possible violation of our truth testimony) But once the hospital
thought that the guy had a brother, that really helped as well, plus
they had someone who could talk to them about care decisions, because
the sick guy was too sick to talk much.
Anyway, so, yes, sometimes it *is* important to visit, but check out the situation first.
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-really-necessary-to-visit-someone-who-is-admitted-in-a-hospital/answer/Annalisse-Mayer?share=b5f85e96
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-really-necessary-to-visit-someone-who-is-admitted-in-a-hospital/answer/Annalisse-Mayer?share=b5f85e96
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