How to Support a Friend After Surgery
Plan your visit ahead of time.. Know post-surgery etiquette and hygiene.. Bring a gift.
Steps
1
Plan your visit ahead of time.
Plan your visit ahead of time.
2
Know post-surgery etiquette and hygiene.
Know post-surgery etiquette and hygiene.
3
Bring a gift.
Bring a gift.
4
Make the hospital feel like home.
Make the hospital feel like home.
5
Organize group visits.
Organize group visits.
6
Plan for the future.
Plan for the future.
7
Help out with food.
Help out with food.
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Offer your help with chores.
Offer your help with chores.
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Provide entertainment.
Provide entertainment.
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Offer to go to any follow-up exams with your friend.
Offer to go to any follow-up exams with your friend.
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Consider how close you are to this friend.
Consider how close you are to this friend.
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Allow your friend to feel what they are feeling.
Allow your friend to feel what they are feeling.
13
Try active listening.
Try active listening.
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Ask the right questions.
Ask the right questions.
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Understand the nature of surgery anxiety.
Understand the nature of surgery anxiety.
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Know how to cope with surgery and hospital anxiety.
Know how to cope with surgery and hospital anxiety.
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