To do when visiting/meeting a sick family member/friend/acquaintance.
1. As soon as you know about a friend/relative/family member/acquaintance is sick, understand, this is the time they and their family, need you the most. So, make sure to visit/meet sick acquaintances/neighbor's/friends/family members. Take pain, put in the required efforts and go out of the way to visit them. Good people around you, and saying good things about the life ahead is an all time must for the patient and his/her family. Go ahead.
2. If you or your family member is sick, feel free to call out to people. Tell them you need them, that this is the time, even if you haven't met/spoken to them in 10 years, it doesn't matter. All of the people feel glad you remembered them during your time of distress. 1 out of 10 might not respond, not because he/she doesn't want to, but because he/she himself/herself is in a more difficult situation. Make sure to touch base again and ask, about how is life going on for them.
3. When meeting any sick friends/people, make sure you are always talking about the best of the stories, the happy stories and anecdotes that make a person think, it is possible, life is good and impossible is nothing. the patient should feel, I could do it and I will do it. Say it loudly with him while you are there with him/her.
4. Make sure, you meet the family of the patient as well and give them the much needed mental support at least. Tell them, you are there always and could come over for anything they need. Be ready to fulfill your commitment as soon as you get an opportunity. And make their mind as positive as possible. They are their with the patient whole day and how and what they think does matter.
5. If you have some hunch in mind, since you haven't spoken to someone in your life for longer than normal, make sure to call or visit at the first thought. Not everybody shares there situation, even if the times are tough for them. You need to do the needful. Go ahead, take the first step of calling up, visiting them. And don't worry, in the game of life, no marks get deducted because of the first step you took. :-)
6. Be happy and grateful with the life you have gotten, its not boring and normal, its a blessing that you are without any ailment, sickness that you are able to lead life normally and conduct yourself.
7. Live in today, tomorrow is not certain. Fulfill your wishes, dreams. What is today is what you have. make sure you enjoy and live life today.
8. Make a list of people you want to talk to. Take that list and pin it up your desk and tick each one, when you call them. And as # 8 says, do it today.
9. And, now that you have come back home after the visit, revisit your health insurance coverage. Make sure you have a good and solid health insurance plan for self and family, i.e., medical insurance for
self and family. Buy it as early as possible in life and continue it.
