Sooner or later we have to visit someone at the hospital, it’s more pleasant when the person horizontal in bed it’s an acquaintance and not a relative.

Now, if it’s your relative and you are the caretaker or the closest relative you may have the duty to pack some clothes for this person.

As I contemplate the idea of bringing some clothes for this relative I kept asking myself, why do they need clothes if they spend all the time in a hospital gown?

Should I bring PJs and a change of clothes? I’ll bring both. I would guess it depends if they are in the ICU or the “Check my cholesterol I’m feeling fat wing”

If the person is in the ICU why would you be thinking about bringing clothes? But if you are in the other wing then they even have some suggestions, here is an excerpt from  Memorial Herman Health system, “Personal items, such as toiletries, reading materials and glasses, audio tapes, photos; personal pillow and blanket, if desired” I’m guessing extra clothes is not part of the recommendation, so maybe I’m answering my own question; why do they need clothes when they are in hospital gowns?

I guess I’ll ask the nurse next time.

Since they do supply hospital gowns, once they issue you one, there is no instructions on how to wear it,  do you put it on and tie it in the back so your ass shows all the time? or do you tie it in the front so everything else shows. I guarantee you there is no right way, most of the time you see it tie in the back, but then I went to the doctor and they were going to do a cardiogram so they gave me a gown, so I dwell on the idea of which way to put it on and decided that I rather show my asss, until a beautiful slender twenty five year nurse came in and told me to turn it around, I did while she was waiting….. Next time ask the nurse.