Here we are at another Friday so a day to share my thoughts on something but what I need to have a little think. Well since Tasha is in hospital let’s talk about hospitals.
Hospitals have come a long way they are generally staffed by kind and competent people.
When in hospital do you like getting visitors and do like them to stay a while or only 10-15 minutes. I prefer short visits over longer ones as generally after 10-15 minutes you can run out of things to talk about and if you are unwell you may just want to sleep. Thankfully visiting hours are not as restricted as they once were. At the John Hunter Hospital visiting is allowed anytime between 8am and 8pm except between 1 and 3pm when it is rest time.
I remember the days when parents usually had to leave their sick child in the hospital alone over night as parents were not allowed to stay with the child. I remember Mum telling me that once when my sister was in hospital suffering from a severe asthma attack and after being told to leave her as she would be fine there overnight Mum refused and sat by her bed all night, the staff were not happy but Mum didn’t care she wasn’t leaving her child.
Are you or do you know someone who is sure if they go to hospital they will die there. This is something that can scare a lot of the older generation. I don’t have that worry as yet.
Also there is the issue of parking at a hospital our local hospital is large and busy and it’s not uncommon to have trouble finding a parking space and then there is the cost of parking at some hospitals it is way expensive, thankfully not so much at the John Hunter Hospital as we have a disability parking permit in my name.
Jo-AnneRamplings 