I am going into the hospital for x-rays* along with another person, a friend.  I leave the hospital after my x-rays, even though I am not supposed to do so, and go home to be with some other friends.  I run into some friends of my friend who are all chattering away about some shopping trip they want/need to make.  I go up to them, still in my hospital gown, and ask them if they've heard anything about our mutual friend.  "She's in the hospital," they say dismissively.  "Yeah, I know.  I wanted to know if anyone had heard what the doctors found."  They look at me like I'm too stupid to be worthy of their time.  "You're her friends and you care more about going shopping than you do about how she is doing."  They roll their eyes and walk away, continuing with their plans for the shopping spree.

* Like Snowdoll who may need an x-ray if the antibiotics don't work.