"5 questions to...a patient"

Mrs. Glafey, why did you decide on the medizinplus Private Clinic for your treatment?

I read something about medizinplus in the newspaper some time ago, but then thought nothing more about it. Then when I became ill recently, my specialist immediately referred me to the Chief Physician of General Surgery. Since I have private health insurance, I gladly accepted his offer to have myself treated in the private clinic of the Clinic.

Please describe for us, from your own point of view, a day in the medizinplus Private Clinic.

The atmosphere here is very calm and restful. The patients are not disturbed at all. Today I even overslept a little (laughs). Unfortunately I can’t say anything about the breakfast or the meals in general, since I’m not allowed to eat anything at the moment because of my illness. But I did order something to eat for my husband from the service staff when he visited me. He found the food excellent.

In the mornings I usually have various examinations, to which I am accompanied by the staff. Between the examinations I like to take a little stroll through the corridors or solve Sudoku puzzles, provided that I don’t have a visitor.

What I do find pleasant is that the staff here are all very friendly and attentive. They give a great deal of their time and are really helpful – that’s very noticeable. I was also pleased to find that my room is equipped with absolutely everything a woman needs. Since I was admitted as an acute case, I naturally had none of my own things with me. But everything was there in the room, from a bathrobe to the magnifying mirror and all the necessary toiletries – just like a hotel.

What are you looking forward to most following your stay in hospital?

I am looking forward most to my family, particularly my two grandchildren, who unfortunately can’t visit me in the Clinic at the moment because they have colds.

Do you have a favourite flower?

I love poppies, sunflowers and cornflowers. Particularly those fields of flowers that one often sees on Majorca.

If you had one wish left, what would you wish for?