ICU isn't a visiting thing. If there is one chair in there, you are lucky, and that would be for spouse/offspring type of person.
I agree with the others. Hospital visits. Not unless the patient wants it. you are wearing a thin, ugly, wrap around piece of cloth, that isn't known for hiding things wonderfully. Ya stink. Ya got tubes coming in/out of your body. Call. Text. Email. Send a card. Flowers, if they want. All those things, when they get transferred to a room. ICU? Prayers. Best wishes. Food for the family members. Baby sitting? Just stay out of the way of the nurses and doctors.
So Teppy, I'd say consensus of opinion is that your acquaintance is full of crap and should be ignored, always.
Ignored is probably best.
Though a "If the person is in ICU, I'm pretty sure they prefer visits to be family only, though it's hard to check for that. They definitely prefer the number of visitors is low." could certainly be warranted.
And if you send flowers, send the unscented kind. The hyacinths were beautiful, but they made me throw up. Balloons are actually best. Maybe get an artist to make you funky animal shapes doing questionable things?
And no plastic combs if they are in a hyperbaric chamber
DH , mom. My sisters would be ok. I'd be happy to see my cats. But actually - alone time is ok. really
I have a few friends I wouldn't mind seeing, but maybe not at my worst.
I've visited a few people in the hospital, but not a lot. I'd rather send them funny animal pictures
I suspect the fact that a lot of y'all are introverts probably doesn't help the whole "would I want visitors in the hospital" bit.
I suspect the fact that a lot of y'all are introverts probably doesn't help the whole "would I want visitors in the hospital" bit.
True. But I still think the general rule is (unless you are family or best friend or lover close): ask them or whoever is running interference for them if they want visitors. If they are not well enough for you to phone their room, and you don't know them well enough to know who is running interference for them, you probably don't know them well enough to visit.
