Stay at Credit Valley Hopsital an Enjoyable One

Recently I experienced some health problems that required me to be admitted into the hospital for several days. (Actually, it has been approximately 10 days since I was admitted). But believe it or not, I have actually quite enjoyed my stay here. The food may be lousy, the beds uncomfortable, but the company has been quite good. My fellow patients have been for the most part friendly with a good sense of humour; and the nurses caring and understanding. Indeed it has been very much (as my doctor quipped) like a "one star hotel" with an exceptional staff and clientele.


The hospital has a number of retail establishments, including a Tim Horton's and a Hasty Market. I buy most of my coffee from the Hasty Market. They serve Columbian, French Vanilla and decaffeinated coffees that are quite tasty, considering the price I pay (one dollar per cup). By evening, they have run out of coffee and I switch over to Tim Horton's, where the coffee is both more expensive and to my way of thinking inferior in taste. The only benefit to drinking Tim Horton's is that they are running a "roll up the rim to win" contest. I have won several cups of free coffee and a donut in this way -- actually my mother has. We often have coffee together when she comes to visit me. She has won free coffees several times, and invariably passes the prize on to me when she does.

When the weather is good, I take my coffee outside to the front of the hospital and sit on the benches. This is especially pleasant during the sunny weather, of course. Since I no longer smoke cigarettes, I savour the relatively fresh air that the outdoors affords to me.

All in all, not a bad way to start the spring season. Just goes to show you, even hospitals can be pleasant places to spend time in when there is decent coffee, good company and pleasant nurses around.