KATHY BURKE. Sir David Jason

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KATHY BURKE

A pain

A worry

A chat

A bed

A wipe

A jab

A wince

A tear

A relief

A breath

A smile

A cuppa

And a thanks

To the NHS

Sir David Jason

The most urgently I have needed the NHS was when I had an argument with a hover mower. I was renovating a cottage in Crowborough at the time and wanted to get the place looking nice for visitors. Reader, the advice never to mow the lawn in slippy shoes should be heeded, as mowing down an incline I slipped and my natural reaction was to pull whatever I was holding onto towards me, which, at that moment in time, was a whirring blade. Ouch! I found myself in an ambulance on the way to the local hospital.

The A&E department were fantastic and also skilled in cutting off my shoe, which I hadn’t dared to remove myself in case I found a few too many loose toes in there. When a brave nurse eventually took a closer look, she found the big toe attached to my foot by the smallest amount of skin and two other toes badly injured (I hope you’ve had your lunch).

A surgeon was called and I ended up on an operating table, followed by three days in hospital. When they told me off for not wearing the appropriate footwear for mowing, I very nearly didn’t have a leg to stand on (well, a foot). All joking aside, the NHS were there when I needed them and took care of me in the most professional and caring way. Fortunately I wasn’t working at the time, but throughout my career I have had to stand on my own two feet and, thanks to the NHS, I have been able to do so.

Footnote: wear sensible shoes when mowing. Three cheers for the NHS!

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