Leslieville Medical Centre

This is drop-​in clinic is one of those secrets that you don’t want to tell anybody about in case word gets out and it becomes a chockablock of infectious, forlorn humanity that crowds the waiting rooms at other clinics around the city. There is always that one child with a double dose of pink eye that stares at you and sees through your soul.
There is never anybody in the waiting room. Like, never ever.
It is shiny, clean, and new.
The Wine Rack is across the hall. Which is how I know there is never ever anyone in the waiting room.
The receptionists are really nice.
There is a stack of the most recent months Elle Canada and Toronto Fashion. The pages are clean and snot-​free. And you don’t even have time to read them!
The doctor I had was lovely, non-​judgmental about how I got my ear infection. A simple «Do not use QTips» (LOL! As if! QTips are for amateurs) was all she said, prescribing some ear drops, sending me on my way so she could treat the roomful of people with invisible-​itis.
The caveat is that they have limited hours, like weekdays between 9−2pm. It would be nice if they had Saturday hours because I had that ear infection through entire Victoria Day weekend and I was forced to search the internet for a home remedy, PRO TIP: NEVER put a clove of garlic in your ear. It burns like hell-​fire. This is how you kill a vampire or lance a plantar’s wart. Big mistake to stuff one in your ear canal.
But if you call ahead, sometimes they have extended evening hours so there’s another secret from me to you. You’re welcome.