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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, never. I'm 34. Over the past 8 months, I've spent weeks at a time in the hospital. (Both Suburban and Shady Grove) At no point have I ever been alone. Not even for one second. My dad's a physician and he's managed to spend a few hours a day at the hospital with me, in between his own crazy busy schedule. My mom has been there every single day. As have her two best friends. My own best friends have spent the night every single night I've been there, refusing to leave me alone in the evenings. They bring their work clothes for the next day with them and leave from the hospital. Their moms have brought breakfast every single day for whoever is there with me in the morning.

I know I'm insanely lucky to be surrounded by such a loving, caring group of people, and I don't take it for granted for one second, but being in the hospital is terrifying, even as an adult, and I can't for one second imagine being a child and being left alone there. The only reason I've been able to stay sane throughout my hospitalizations is because I've had my friends and family there to get me through it. My doctors have always said that the positivity I'm surrounded by has made a world of difference in the progress I've made and they're right. I haven't had one second to mope or be upset or afraid because I'm constantly surrounded by people who remind me of all the great things I have in my life and that makes fighting my illness so much easier. [/quote]

I think this is very individual. If you are anxious and scared then having people with you 24/7 might be a good feeling. I have been hospitalized many times and the last thing I want is people there 24/7. I don't find hospitals terrifying at all. It is health care. It is nice having people visit for company and to bring me stuff I need but I then like lots of time to just nap and snooze, be miserable if I am in pain, read, etc. There is already so much stimulation in the hospital from noise and movement that I don't need someone in my space 24/7 - that just irritates me. Plus people have things to do and I don't need someone to watch me sleep when they too have lives to take care of. No one sleeps well in the hospital so I never want anyone staying over night unless there is something really serious going on. Much better that they go home and have a good night sleep in their own beds so they aren't compromising their own health for mine.[/quote]

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