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Amish in the hospital?
Submitted by ShelleyGS on 26 May 2008 - 9:30am.
I have two questions that I'm having trouble finding answers to. First, if an Amish lady was in the hospital, would she keep her kapp on? Secondly, if someone were recuperating in the hospital, would it be permissable to watch the television, or would it never be turned on? Thanks to anyone who could help me with these questions!
Shelley
Re: Amish in the hospital?
Kevin,
I was happy to see you had stayed at Skyland Lodge in the Shenandoah Mountains. My daughter and I spent our summer vacation there 3 years in a row, and loved every minute of it. However, we had a tv in our room. Did you stay in one of thse refurbished cottages I love so much? I don't think they have tv sets in them.We had such a great time there, and I want to go back again . The drive there is very long though for me, 7 hours, and I always hit traffic on the return trip. The views and the food at the Skyland Resort were terrific. The price was not bad either for what you received. The South is much more reasonable for these things than the North, that is for sure. Have you ever gone back? Susan
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I couldn't help but think about a post you wrote once about traveling with I think it was Loivina and her sisters. Any way you told about staying in a motel that didn't have tv but a beautiful view. You enjoyed it but they missed not watching the tv basically because it's something they don't do every day. I can't help but think a hospital stay would be the same.
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Yes, I remember that....We were all staying in the Skyland Lodge way up in the Shenandoah Mountains near Harrisonburg, Virginia....It was complete role reversal...I LOVED having no TV, it was a total change of pace...Lovina and family were bummed that there was no TV because having access to one is such a rare treat. Go figure!:)
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Thanks, Kevin. You've been really helpful!
Shelley
Re: Amish in the hospital?
Good questions. My answers to them would be:
A) Yes, the kapp would and could be kept on unless there was a medical reason prohibiting it (i.e. a head injury that might make it impossible). I've seen plenty of Amish female hospital patients with their kapps on. It also would depend on level of privacy, etc. In a private hospital room at night when perhaps only a nurse might check in, the patient might take their kapp off to sleep. Some of this would depend on how strict/ideological of an order the Amish patient ascribes to.
B) The television: this is a matter of personal preference. There's no blanket rule on this. It's been my experience, though, that most Amish patients would not turn the TV on (there are a variety of reasons for this) . An exception might be made for visiting children, then the TV would more likely be in use.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this?
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