In Angela's Ashes, do you think Frank benefited in any way from his experiences in the Fever Hospital?

In this chapter, Frank comes down with typhoid fever and
must be hospitalized. While he is in the hospital, he learns two important things. First
of all, his father comes to visit him and kisses him on the forehead. This is the first
time in his life that his father has kissed him, that he can remember. He realizes that
his father, in spite of his many faults, loves him.

Frank
is also introduced to literature in the hospital, so this is a huge benefit for him. A
fellow patient, a girl named Patricia, introduces Frank to books. She lends him a
history book and in the book, he comes upon something writte by Shakespeare. Frank
becomes enthralled and from that moment on, he is hooked on
books.