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Would you care?

My dad's been in the hospital nearly two weeks. He had a lung infection and then they found swollen lymph nodes in his body, so took a biopsy. We are waiting to see if it's cancer, (non Hodgkin's lymphoma)which unfortunately they said it does look probable..😟

I bought him a small gift on the second day he was in there. They were not expensive, two little heart and bear figures...he protested to any gift in an abrasive way at first. I told him not to worry they did not break the bank. He knows I'm unemployed. But my mom said today he was offering to give one of them to a nurse. I don't know, it made me feel low. But I do overthink sometimes. Would you care Really, or just brush it off?
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Maybe the nurse has been really looking after him etc and he feels obliged to gift her smth to show his appreciation but due to his position can't actively go out and get smth or feels embarrassed to ask of others to do so after being adamant about not receiving gifts. Obv you know your relationship better but I think I would just bring flowers and a thank you card or a chocolate box for the nurses myself next time visiting him to show him that you see him and are there for him. You do good by yourself and you will never regret that because at the end of the day we can only control our responses and actions