{"id":347,"date":"2020-03-20T13:58:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/an-update-from-prof\/"},"modified":"2020-03-20T13:58:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:58:46","slug":"an-update-from-prof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/an-update-from-prof\/","title":{"rendered":"An Update from Prof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just had Ray on the phone, sharing the latest thinking on Corona\/COVID with his patients.<\/p>\n<p>On the good side, there are no <em>known<\/em> cases of Myeloma patients in Spain\/Italy, according to his many medical contacts there, dying of COVID as yet.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>On the pretty spooky side, he is about to send me (and all his other patients) a letter which outlines this point very clearly. If I find myself having to present at a hospital or anywhere for treatment should I get COVID and having breathing difficulties, the letter explains this to whoever is doing triage and deciding who gets helped and who would otherwise just be, as he says, &#39;put in the corner&#39;. Obvious inference on what happens to those poor folks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Hmm, all feels a bit remote while we are fine, at home and well stocked with provisions and online chats. But if the time comes, that letter could well come in all too handy.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#39;s hoping it never makes it out of my Inbox.<\/p>\n<p>S x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just had Ray on the phone, sharing the latest thinking on Corona\/COVID with his patients. 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