12 odd years ago I spent a month or so in Royal Brisbane after suffering a brain hemorrhage, aneurysm. Spent a lot of time in the unit that deals with people that had head trauma.
Don't remember much about it, only a few snippets, kinda like Ground hogs day.
One very clear memory I have is of sitting out side having smoke(Yeah I Know, Stupid hey, gave up a few months later) and there was a young nurse with me on her break having a smoke as well, I had seen her earlier being spat on and sworn at by a patient, she was hunched over, I asked her how does she put up with that?
She lifted her head, and smiled at me and said, "They don't mean to do it, they will get better"
I'll never forget that.
Thank you to all nurses.