"I visited my wife and came home and cried."

would have liked it if either I or my wife could ask about treatment and if possible maybe about outcome - instead we were or are being made to feel a nuisance. Surely a little compassion and caring would make patients feel much better and possibly improve the eventual outcome or at least make patients feel less frightened. The experience of the last week has made me sincerely wish if I or when I get ill I can die quickly at home. Today I personally had a surgery in Wolverhampton and rushed up the motorway to see my wife who was very frightened and upset unfortunately I was late arriving and overstayed the visiting time 20 minutes, I politely asked whether my wife could have an extra blanket as she was cold and was I am afraid sarcastically told visiting finishes at 8 you know- was put in my place for daring to ask, I am sorry for asking another day I will take one in.