The Unseen

              While spending the last 5 days in the H building we tend to see a lot and notice a lot that we wouldn’t normally see at another place. Walking the halls of the H building we tend to look around. You see that there are a lot of people who are alone and the only people they talk to are the scrub people. How sad is that when you are in a state that you need support and people to be there, there isn’t anyone there. You just sit there in a room becoming irritated and frustrated of being alone. They could even fall into a depression if they know that they have no one to care for them or support them.

               Walking in and out of this floor I pass many rooms. We have room 219 who has been alone all day. 219 looks at their phone but barely has any energy or strength to hold it up. The only person seen with 219 is the scrub people. Could it be that they don’t have any family here or could it be that they are a john doe and no one knows there are here? Since 219 was on their phone it leads you to believe that someone must know. Later on in the day 219 was no longer there. Could it be that they got better or worse? There are multiple people who are alone like 208, 207, 217, 215 and so one.

                Then there is room 202 who has had people coming in and out just like in 203 which is where we are. Could it be that our cultures customs are much different than others. Our culture is very family oriented and is always there for one another in the good and the bad. It didn’t come to me that this is why these people could be alone. Is it that their culture is different from 202 and 203?  That could be as to why the others only have a visitor for 15 minutes or they have none at all. They could have been raised differently.

               203 has had people in and out all day every day since they have been here. People have been coming from out of town to see said person. It doesn’t matter what it is but if they can’t come to the H building then they want an update though text of phone call. Our phones are constantly going off because people want to know what is going one if things are any better or if they are worse. It’s not that they are being nosy it’s that they want to know that 203 is getting better and that they can worry a little less. We have all been taking turns staying here and keeping 203 company and keeping those who aren’t here informed.