It's hard to communicate properly especially when you have no power

I have come to realise miscommunication is much more common than I thought and one of the main reasons for this is quite simple. When we speak to someone we think that they will hear exactly what we say. But what we say is filtered by personaity our voice our tone or accent but more importantly by what the other person can allow into their head. When I was in the hospital my sister told me that she'd been told that I would never be able to walk again.But when I asked the staff I found she had not been told that at all so the Sister who spoke to her believe that she has said I would be able to walk again but no better than I was previously because of the arthritis. but my sister heard unless she was lying she heard that I would never be able to walk again although I have not had a stroke or anything else that nature it seems to be caused by low blood pressure on standing. I was very ill with something else an infection which I had for quite a long time before I went to the hospital and so I didn't feel like walking to start with but once that was better I did begin to walk but it took a very long time and I am very angry with the hospital about it. it was created by them.

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