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I had an illness as a child which meant I was in and out of hospital for a while. I have a few very fuzzy memories from this time. The earliest, I think, was wh

I had an illness as a child which meant I was in and out of hospital for a while. I have a few very fuzzy memories from this time. The earliest, I think, was when my grandparents had come to the hospital. All I can remember is the feeling of the situation. They were all worried. I'm not even sure if I could talk at the time. I'm certain this memory is real because nobody has ever talked about this; it's not really a notable event for anyone else involved. I also remember getting transported to Great Ormond Street in the night. I remember going in the back of a strange car (taxi? Hospital transport?) with a tartan blanket. I also remember being given a suppository, something that I didn't believe was actually real until about 20 years later (people don't really talk about them). But I can't remember at all whether my siblings were there or not. I'm 2-3 years older than my brothers but in my memory they were just always there.

Carrok 2y ago
> it's not really a notable event for anyone else involved. I’m sorry but, what? You think your extended family visiting a child in a hospital due to illness was not a notable event for them? > They were all worried. As a parent I can assure you it was a notable event, or no one would have been there, and they would not have been worried.
- globular-toast 2y ago
  Erm... OK, but I've actually, you know, talked to my parents about this during the decades since. Nobody remembers this particular event because it was one night out of weeks of things getting bad, then worse, before finally getting better. This was almost certainly not the only time the grandparents visited, but it's the only one I remember. Adults' memories don't just play out like a recording either. They remember many other details that wouldn't have been shared with me even if I could have understood it.

Carrok 2y ago

> it's not really a notable event for anyone else involved. I’m sorry but, what? You think your extended family visiting a child in a hospital due to illness was not a notable event for them? > They were all worried. As a parent I can assure you it was a notable event, or no one would have been there, and they would not have been worried.

globular-toast 2y ago
Erm... OK, but I've actually, you know, talked to my parents about this during the decades since. Nobody remembers this particular event because it was one night out of weeks of things getting bad, then worse, before finally getting better. This was almost certainly not the only time the grandparents visited, but it's the only one I remember. Adults' memories don't just play out like a recording either. They remember many other details that wouldn't have been shared with me even if I could have understood it.