true but I think sudden separation from your family, illness and hospital ordeal are not the best moments to change that
Indeed. I'd hope they're getting better about things like that now.
but I managed to get it off the nurses.
Some (but not all) of the nurses were the worst when I was in. The doctors (I don't have any bad memories of them anyway) seemed OK.
It's never easy for kids in hospital and they should really try to make it less bad. Maybe I'm an optimist however I suspect things only get better.