To think Chemo patients should not be pestered.

I would complain. If he had turned up when my sister was having chemo, he'd have got the sharp end of her tongue, and if I'd been there, he would have heard my choicest Anglo-Saxon swear words!

I am very surprised indeed that this activity had been sanctioned by the hospital chaplaincy. I worked in hospitals for a large part of my career and at our local hospital the chaplain was great - liberal-minded, caring - a cheerful and sensitive visitor to the patients, religious or otherwise. He got my vote, agnostic that I am.

He would never have sanctioned this and it is quite quite wrong. I think that you could reasonably make your own complaint about this even if you friend would prefer not to get involved.

I am utterly horrified kassi .
Wicked!
There are an awful lot of people rushing around pretending to be "healers" of one kind or another and sometime taking money from vulnerable people.
Next week are they going to have a parade of rabbis, priests and imam's all offering to do their bit for people who have not asked for their attention????
I thought in hospital you specified your religion and unless you admitted to belonging to one, you would not be bothered.
I think the staff, if they are so deluded as to think this is a good idea, should ask people and not let this spooky character loose in the chemo area. Apart from anything else - how do we know he has had his flu jab!!!!!
And yes IT CAN DO HARM if it convinces people that spiritual nonsense will work so that they give up their course of chemo.
If that ever happened to me or a relative I would be writing a very stiff letter of complaint.

I think it is most insensitive, what were the hospital thinking ?

That is appalling.The hospital staff should have asked her in advance and in privacy if she wished to speak to him.