ff_topic: I also know ASL, yes, it's a foreign language with it's own structure, but once you know it, you can speak any sign language within the romance languages pretty much (local signs exepted as usual)

As for hospitalization, I will say what I always say:

hospitalization is only for the short term ... it is for stablizing a patient, and for giving doctors and patient time to make long range plans that will work to keep the patient safe. (Who will give what therapy, how often, contracts etc.) Hospitalization, within that stablizing period, are also good for beginning medications in case (like me) a patient is allergic or does not otherwise tolerate medications.

It's not a life time experience, at least not because someone has DID.