“We were fortunate to occupy one of the four private rooms in maternity, with running water, electricity and two beds—luxuries the 20 other NICU families did not have. Every 2 hours as we moved to the NICU to feed him, we tiptoed through and over mothers and families who lined the corridor. I was overwhelmed with guilt from two angles. First that we paid $30 a day without thought for a private room while others slept on the floor.”
I am not sure if you should feel particularly guilty about this. By paying more for the private room, you probably helped the hospital fund the care for the other 20 families there, who could not pay as much.
I completely agree with you here, you’re exactly right that’s where the money goes and we have no good reason to feel guilty I don’t think.
In saying that, I would challenge you to stay in that room and walk over those people sleeping on the floor withoutfeelingguilty. I think its good that us humans often have a sense of empathy and guilt about our relative privilege, regardless of how rational our actions might be.
“We were fortunate to occupy one of the four private rooms in maternity, with running water, electricity and two beds—luxuries the 20 other NICU families did not have. Every 2 hours as we moved to the NICU to feed him, we tiptoed through and over mothers and families who lined the corridor. I was overwhelmed with guilt from two angles. First that we paid $30 a day without thought for a private room while others slept on the floor.”
I am not sure if you should feel particularly guilty about this. By paying more for the private room, you probably helped the hospital fund the care for the other 20 families there, who could not pay as much.
I completely agree with you here, you’re exactly right that’s where the money goes and we have no good reason to feel guilty I don’t think.
In saying that, I would challenge you to stay in that room and walk over those people sleeping on the floor without feeling guilty. I think its good that us humans often have a sense of empathy and guilt about our relative privilege, regardless of how rational our actions might be.