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Cancer Survivor Park
Category: Active Life Parks Parks [Edit]
2200 Eglinton Aveue WestMississauga, ON L5M 2N1
(905) 813-2200
One review for Cancer Survivor Park
1 review in English
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Review from Ryan F.
2/4/2012
At the corner of Eglinton and Erin Mills Pkwy, there is a light. I haven't travelled in this area often, but when I do, I always hit the red light here. It's an ordinary light. There are 4 lights, hanging with wild abandon, flashing away in their monotonous rythym. Red light, amber light or green light. The excitement of this lottery system to get to the green had long since faded away for me and I generally look around instead of just at the light. If you are like me, you will notice that at this particular intersection, right at the corner where the Credit Valley Hospital sits, there is a park. Small and unassuming, like Napoleon, it rises up out of nowhere in the periphery of your vision and envelopes your entire thought process (as I am sure Napoleon did with Europe..sorry had to explain:( )
I found a little info on the internet about this place. Cancer Survivors Parks are the brainchild of the renowned Richard Bloch, founder of H & R Block. Himself a cancer survivor, he made a donation to Credit Valley Hospital to open this park, the first of its kind in Canada (back in 2006). The park includes three key elements meant to inspire hope and provide comfort to cancer survivors and their families: a positive mental attitude walk; an art presentation of eight life size bronze figures passing through a maze representing the experience of fighting cancer; and a road to recovery walk.
What I found most interesting of spending time in this park is that, even though its right at the corner of a fairly busy intersection, it is eerily quiet (maybe it was in my head?). You can literally stand at the centre near one of the statues and look out onto the moving metallic world...and feel so removed, and somewhat alone. But, you also feel very peaceful, like you are frozen in time, removed from the hustle and bustle that those cars are moving in, that nothing else can go wrong or that, just for a moment, you can freeze time and not have to worry about what will happen next.
A small piece of landscape, that has probably helped quiet a few people get through some mayor milestones in their lives.
