Bedside & Support Sheets · One-Page View
When Visitors Come
Making visits lower-demand without cancelling connection.
A keep-close version. Read it here, or screenshot this page to have it on your phone — print and PDF copies will appear once final files are attached.
Visits can stay lovely and become affordable — with a few things agreed in advance. This sheet holds the terms, and the sentence that sets them kindly.
The terms
Preferred visit length
e.g. An hour — and it genuinely ends at the hour
Best times
e.g. Early afternoon; never mornings
I may need
- To lie down while you're here
- No hosting — bring your own everything
- Quiet voices
- One visitor at a time
- No food preparation expected
- A clear finish time
- No expectation of continuous talking
- The visit to become texting if I crash
The sentence, assembled
Choose what fits — one kind sentence sets the terms.
The opener
- “I'd still love to see you —”
- “Thank you for coming —”
- “Before you visit —”
The terms
- “but I need the visit to be very low-demand.”
- “could we keep it to an hour, with me lying down?”
- “could you let yourself in and expect no hosting?”
The close
- “It's the illness, not the company.”
- “It means a lot that you're flexible.”
- “I'll say if I need to change it on the day.”
Advance notice
How visits get arranged
e.g. Two days' notice by text; confirmed on the morning
A visit that fits the day is worth more than a visit that was endured.