It can be easy to lose sight of the reasons why we provide our time; why we strive to extend our knowledge base; and why we stretch our waking hours to accomodate those requiring assistance. Our daily mantra needs to include re-centralisation and a grounded abstinence from self-glorification…answers to clinical problems may lie in medical management, surgical intervention and pharmacological intervention, but we must never forget the power of empathy – a drug underutilised in modern medicine