Day +5 Things I want in my Hospital room

>I don't even know what day it is anymore. The problem is that I can't
> figure out if that is a good thing or a bad thing. It's like being in a
> casino. They don't use windows or clocks in there to get people to stay
> longer. The only difference between a cancer ward at a hospital is that in
> a casino, row upon row of slot machines spit coins on casino patrons. In a
> hospital, row open row of cancer patients spit lunch at the poor Personal
> Care Attendants. Sorry, I think I promised to not talk about vomit this
> time.
>
> Oh, well onto today's topic. My friend Chantal sent me an email today
> asking me a very good question
>
> If, other than your children, there were three things missing from your
> hospital room that you wish you could have, what would they be and why?
>
> Wow, deep question. Stay tuned everyone because I'm just going to blast
> this response out. I honestly have no idea what the three things would be
> yet so you'll find out when I do.
>
> Item #1 - Apartment style furnishings. Right now the room is a standard two
> bed hospital room. There's a hospital bed, and hospital floors with
> hospital tables and chairs. I know this is probably considered more than
> one item, but I would like it if the room was designed to minimize the
> hospital content. A microwave or portable grill would be nice as well. I'm
> getting used to living in a hospital, but it sure doesn't do great things to
> morale.
>
> Item #2 - I realize that renovating an immuno-suppressed ward is a difficult
> procedure, but I would have really liked an internet connection in my own
> room. The two public computers they have now do the job, but there are
> times when I couldn't walk to the bathroom in my own room. How do I
> communicate with the outside world if I can't walk across the ward to some
> public computers.
>
> Item #3 - This last item was initially very important to me, but has fallen
> off the top ten list of things I would like in my room. I thought that I
> really wanted my dumbbells so that I could exercise a bit. Well, I had
> trouble going up a flight of stairs in my own house this afternoon, so I
> don't think I could use them even if I wanted to right now. So, that being
> said, the last thing I would want in my hospital room is.........
>
> A comfy bed. I could have lumped this in with all the furniture and items
> mentioned in item one. I sleep a lot here. I mean I really sleep a lot and
> that bed hurts my back after a while. The hospital keeps giving me day
> passes, but all I really want right now is to curl up in my own bed, and
> cuddle up to my wife.
>
> I can feel the next wave of badness coming on, so I'm going to wrap up for
> tonight.
> Shit, I'd better go get some pudding.