Visiting the sick

hi hatley, Since you will do this in behalf of your mom just show up maybe you can bring a flower they say it helps sick people to recover fast then just a bit chit chat at least you can say something if ever your mom will ask how the patient is. It will be fine if you will not stay long happy mylotting

I think the first thing that you want to ask it how is the patient? what caused her illness? how long is she going to be hospitalized? just the normal questions, I guess. You do not need to ask for the kind of medications she is taking unless you are a doctor yourself.

Well, in some cases, if they don't know you much they will try to know more about you. usually they will lay out the family tree to you. No worries, not all people are people person. Just bring some fruits.

Yes, you are right. We need to visit the old and sick people and it will a good feeling for those people and even we also feel good that their happiness. Mostly some people won't like many people come and visit. However, if we have some words with their relatives and as you said, enquirer about health, medicines and their feel. It is a state of status which can catch hold of anyone at any point of time in our life.

hi, actually its not my habit to visit a sick person in a hospital or even at home,especially if that person is just my relative only,but when that person is my family of course i will visit him/her what matter happen because that person is my family.

Oh. I think you can just ask simple questions at first, like, what happened? How have you been doing this days? What did the doctor says? and then after you can say, my family will continue praying for your health. Something like that and I think you know what are some odd questions to ask. Just don't ask questions that are off. I hope he'll recover soonest. God bless you , your family and his family as well.

if you don't feel comfortable, you don't have to stay very long but often just being there is good for the patient. all you need to say is hi and tell them why mom couldnt be there, talk about the weather, ask how they are feeling, etc. i visited a co-worker recently and stayed about 15 minutes. i could tell she was getting tired. we just talked about work pretty much, so that is what i think you should do. talk about what you know.

Well, you will be comfortable when you will be there. Just think that you're visiting a close relative. Good for you, you had already met them a handful of times. I experienced visiting a relative whom I met for the first time but we had a great time talking though it was only for a very few minutes. They are your relatives and they will treat you as one. You just ask how they are doing. Then you will immediately have a great chat. You can do it swirlz.

Lol, I just found my self in you... We are somehow alike in this kind of situation. For me if it happens to me, i could just probably send some financial support rather than showing my self up in their. I would think in the first place we are not so close even we are relatives, and i will find my self feeling awkward i front of the people whom i personally don't know even they are part of my family tree... I think it is normal to feel that way, you are just being yourself. You will think that, i am not visiting them when they are still in good condition why would i right now... This is just my own view of relating to you in my personality, and you can say an evil side of me...but i was just telling the truth dear... I am being a B.... sometimes but if you wan to please your parents by you abiding of what they want for you to do... you better do that than get yourself into a trouble.

Hi friend, there is nothing wrong in visiting the sick person, even though you are not familiar with him, if you don't fell comfortable don't talk anything with him, just go along with your mother and visit him.

hello there... visiting a sickly person is one way of showing you care and that somehow it would give happiness to your aunt's husband to be exact. protocol? for me, i counted none. just be yourself and start a conversation with anyone who is around them. let say asking to the sickly person if allowed by the physician or to his condition like, how are you? what happened? how are you feeling for the moment? or even saying, i am here because mother could not come because of some matter. and so alike questions. but the most important is state your reasons normally why you visit in the hospital and just be yourself. do not be shy either. thanks for letting me share my thoughts in your discussion ") i hope you can make it. utter prayers before going to really guide you what to do. even this is just a simple matter, you still need guidance to make you okay as you got there. thanks again

To visit the sick is one of the works of mercy. It is one way to express that we care and love the patient especially if they are member of the family,a friend or an acquintance . However, we should take into consideration the kind of illnesses our patient has before we will visit or else we will be contaminated and get sick. Likewise, for me visiting a sick person is therapeutic because for a while we will forget our illness and for sure the sick is grateful of our presence who give time to wish the early recovery and be back to normal good health.

Assuring somebody that everything will be alright is not good all the time and its depend on situation.If the situation has no chance of recovery, you cannot assures the family that everything will be alright since it will become false assurance.Better say that " we pray to God this situation,that what ever happens,HE will give us the strength to carry on".

visiting sick people is very good act because it gives them the feeling that there is someone who cares for them.now you should stay shortly their so that they may not be irritated by your presence.you should ask for his maedication and his situation bribg some gifts cheer him up and then left simple and easy.

I think just showing up is all that matters. Just ask how they are feeling, and listen to whatever they have to say. I wouldn't ask anything too personal like what medications they are on, but just inquiring about the physical and emotional health of everyone seems like enough. You'll do fine.

Well, you are worried a lot...just buy fruits or something that your aunt's husband can eat or drink and then go to there to meet them, ask your aunt's husband health, blah blah...It is very simple. Don't think you are awkward person, just be confident and then you see talking with a stranger is not a big problem.

I do feel the same sentiments. I am not good in mingling with people, whom I wasn't attached with. In times like this, you can just be yourself and talk to your relatives. You can show empathy to them.