Ward Life

It’s a hard life on the hospital ward. Not only are you ill, but often you’re unlucky enough to share your room with other people; each of which have their own ills. You might hide behind the curtains and shut them off, but then you’ve only got what materials your loved ones have brought you; that is unless you’re lucky enough to buy a TV subscription. So you have the curtains open to face the people next to you. Some are up for a chat while others just want to bury themselves away until visiting or mealtimes. And some poor souls are just confused; thinking that they’re in a hotel or that they’ve been kidnapped. They’ll call the police to try and collect them or simply walk out of the fire exit and into the freezing cold. But if they’re going to have someone repetitively do that, then surely they’d be better off in their own room or on an upstairs floor; somewhere where they could be watched more easily?