Last week my parents and I went to visit my aunt in the hospital.

About 2 weeks ago she had a hemorrhagic stroke a stroke that occurs when one of the arteries leading to the brain suddenly tears or bursts. She lives by herself, so it was pretty frightening and devastating for her. The entire left side of her body was suddenly paralyzed. She immediately called 911 and the ambulance came to her house and took her to the hospital. Her local hospital didnt have all the necessary equipment to diagnose a stroke, so a couple days later she was transferred to a hospital in a larger city. I really dislike hospitals. Theyre full of sick people and I feel like Im suddenly going to catch an infection just by setting foot in a hospital. I know its irrational but Im sure Im not the only person who feels like that. This particular hospital is really creepy. My aunt is in a room with 2 other stroke patients who are in far worse condition than she is. One lady cant speak so she just hums and moans all day. Another lady is completely paralyzed on the right side of her body. She says terrible things to my aunt like: Im praying to God that something bad will happen to you. To escape her room my aunt sometimes goes to the TV lounge, but once, some strange man tried to hit on her. Can you imagine hitting on someone after they just had a stroke? Thats a bit weird. The one feature of the hospital that I like and this is common in most major hospitals in my province it has a Tim Hortons inside! This is a popular Canadian coffee and donut chain. It has the best coffee and donuts on earth! In the hospital you can also buy a slice of pizza from Pizza Pizza for lunch. You can even buy a lottery ticket in the hospital if you want to! Thankfully my aunt has almost fully recovered from the stroke. She goes to rehabilitation every day and she has regained the feeling in her left arm and leg. She can walk up and down the stairs unassisted and shes regained her balance. She doesnt want to be there anymore and finds it very stressful, but she calmed down while we were there. We sat out in a park in front of the hospital and talked and laughed for 2 hours. She felt much better. One thing thats really annoying about hospitals in my province you have to pay for parking! At the hospital! I

think thats outrageous. We were at the hospital for just over 3 hours and my dad had to pay $16 for parking! Ridiculous.