Sixty and just diagnosed

Hello. I'm sorry you are in hospital. The not the sort of place to make you feel calm. The bright lights, noise, being woken up in the night, stifling heat and lack of air, poor food etc. is enough to make anyone ill.

I think it would be a good experiment to take a healthy person, put them in hospital and see how long it took for them to become physically or mentally ill.

I hope your experience is not too terrible and you can find somewhere peaceful for at least some of the time.

For ways to cope, it really depends as everyone is different. But I think the main thing is not to expect too much of yourself, don't be a superhero. I things are hard, then recognise it and allow more time, or do less each day and don't feel guilty. You don't need to impress anyone. Doing what's right is enough. You can push sometimes, but not all the time.

Hello. I'm sorry you are in hospital. The not the sort of place to make you feel calm. The bright lights, noise, being woken up in the night, stifling heat and lack of air, poor food etc. is enough to make anyone ill.

I think it would be a good experiment to take a healthy person, put them in hospital and see how long it took for them to become physically or mentally ill.

I hope your experience is not too terrible and you can find somewhere peaceful for at least some of the time.

For ways to cope, it really depends as everyone is different. But I think the main thing is not to expect too much of yourself, don't be a superhero. I things are hard, then recognise it and allow more time, or do less each day and don't feel guilty. You don't need to impress anyone. Doing what's right is enough. You can push sometimes, but not all the time.