Report of 19 June 2021

 Hello and happy day before Father's Day!

We are well and hope the same with you.  I am occasionally bored witless.  We are under a lockdown and I cannot see patients in the flesh.  Thankfully, I started a telemedicine service and that is keeping me engaged; I give talks for now and enjoy giving them.  A little education goes a long way, we hope.  

Scott is engaged with the consultancy service that he and a friend run.  Scott is a patient and intelligent sort, thus does the work and waits.  I publicise something and expect 50 patients to sign up the same day.  

On the medical side, ye olde husband developed a rash on both legs and it appeared to be due to socks.  It was in precisely that distribution on his legs and did not respond to steroid ointment or moisturizers.  Finally, I put him on a small dose of a steroid tablet and voila, things have cleared up!  I sometimes wonder when treatment I give actually works.  

I spoke to my Dad last week and urged at least minimum exercise.  One of the folks who works for him says he is wary of criticism from his kids, so I tried to keep the advice gentle.  "Frailty" is a thing, I discovered at the most recent conference of the American College of Physicians.  I will speak to him again tomorrow.  

Naren and Nat are well, and we spoke to them last week.  It is always nice to see them; we discussed basketball and farming and work.  

We hope all of you continue to stay well and safe.

Unw -

R