Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

So many situations require a fine balance, and with my friend right now, I know she is in pain, and I have held off visiting her at the hospital for that reason.  But now I'm wondering if I should have just showed up at some point later this week and at least waved at her.  I wanted to respect her privacy and have been texting her husband to get updates, but maybe she would like to see me.  I'm back and forth about it.  I don't think anyone expected her to stay in the hospital this long, and I have not sent flowers because every day she was possibly going home.  I hope she knows I'm thinking of her and supporting her, and I believe that to be the case, because if I've called her room at the hospital her husband picks up the phone and she is obviously right there.  Protocol is murky, and I'm erring on the side of respecting her privacy.  I hope they find what is causing her pain.  At least they've checked off a lot of the most dire causes.  I've got to exercise my patience.  I'll know when she wants me to know.