{"id":2018,"date":"2023-11-12T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/spcare\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2023-11-09T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T11:30:40","slug":"the-value-of-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/spcare\/2023\/11\/12\/the-value-of-care\/","title":{"rendered":"The value of Care."},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dr Joseph Hawkins, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Clinical lead for End of Life Care, Ashford and St Peter\u2019s NHS Foundation Trust. Twitter: @JoeHawk75825077<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When I purchased my
\nToaster- don\u2019t laugh,
\nI looked -at all of Google\u2019s best
\n(Free) reviews,
\nTwo weeks I persisted
\nIn the search for the right one.<\/p>\n

At two weeks in,
\nI chose the cheapest on
\nAmazon.
\nStill made toast I thought.
\nAnd it does.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not fancy toast but it works.<\/p>\n

Now I have to decide for you.
\nNot about toast of course, I never saw you eat toast. Funny thought that
\nImagine- me thinking about you eating toast
\nAt a time like this.<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t tell me anymore what you want,
\nNot even about\u2026 must stop thinking about
\nToast(ers).<\/p>\n

Of course you\u2019d never
\nResearch like I do-
\nYou\u2019d probably buy the cheapest toaster
\nOn Amazon.<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019ve got to agree your
\nCare.
\nFunny word-these people I don\u2019t know
\nComing in,
\nYou a good 20 minute drive from me
\nNot as if you couldn\u2019t have moved
\nCloser.
\nBack when you started forgetting.<\/p>\n

Now I wonder.
\nDo you owe me – you have so much,
\nYou can\u2019t even appreciate it now.
\nI\u2019ll get the carers,
\nTwice a day seems fine.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll never care for you
\nLike I do.
\nJust because they see you now,
\nThey didn\u2019t see you then.
\nI can\u2019t do the things they do,
\nThey\u2019re just payed to do it.
\nYou can\u2019t pay for what I do.<\/p>\n

Also by this author:<\/p>\n

Say You Have To Go<\/a>
\nThe Tree That Stands By My Window<\/a>
\nI’m Afraid I have To Go Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Dr Joseph Hawkins, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Clinical lead for End of Life Care, Ashford and St Peter\u2019s NHS Foundation Trust. Twitter: @JoeHawk75825077 When I purchased my Toaster- don\u2019t laugh, I looked -at all of Google\u2019s best (Free) reviews, Two weeks I persisted In the search for the right one. At two weeks in, […]<\/p>\n

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