A Brief Statement
Apr. 16th, 2010 04:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_luciusThis afternoon's WWN coverage of our press conference has generated an outpouring of support for our family. On behalf of my wife and her relations, we humbly thank the citizens of the Protectorate.
As we said in our original statement, Miss Tonks was given a dose of the experimental cure on Tuesday morning in a location which remains undisclosed at this time for her own safety. We were told that the Healers estimated it might take as much as one day for every week in which she had been comatose before we would see any results. We are extremely grateful to report that they were correct: Miss Tonks awakened early this morning. She is disorientated and very weak, but there is every reason to believe that the worst is over. I refer you to the St Mungo's press release in to-night's Evening Prophet and to-morrow's regular edition for more details on her condition and that of the other patients.
To our address of this afternoon, and that of the St Mungo's staff, we can only add that while it is true the early signs of our niece's recovery have shown promise, she has a long road to travel yet. We know that the Healers there have her in the very best care, as they extend to all the victims of Black's Paralysis. They will continue to monitor her progress and we know they will take swift action to care for her throughout the next phases of her recuperation. We are fortunate that hers was a mild case and that she resisted losing unconsciousness for some time after falling ill. Her Healers believe that this stands her in good stead for her rehabilitation, but it is rest now that she needs, more than well-wishing. We appreciate and are grateful for your good intentions but ask you to understand that for everyone's safety, gifts and cards must remain at a minimum. Any parcels arriving at St Mungo's, as Healer Acton made quite clear, will be fully screened before they are passed to their intended recipients. Visitors must observe the proper quarantine procedures and may not be admitted subject to the Healers' discretion.
And once again, Narcissa and I cannot over-emphasise the gratitude and relief we feel at the apparent success of Augustus Rookwood and his joint team from the Ministry and St Mungo's. Their tireless and dedicated service has been instrumental in contravening the effects of Black's indiscriminate attacks upon our people. We continue to provide them every convenience in the pursuit of restoring our society to its fullest health.
As we said in our original statement, Miss Tonks was given a dose of the experimental cure on Tuesday morning in a location which remains undisclosed at this time for her own safety. We were told that the Healers estimated it might take as much as one day for every week in which she had been comatose before we would see any results. We are extremely grateful to report that they were correct: Miss Tonks awakened early this morning. She is disorientated and very weak, but there is every reason to believe that the worst is over. I refer you to the St Mungo's press release in to-night's Evening Prophet and to-morrow's regular edition for more details on her condition and that of the other patients.
To our address of this afternoon, and that of the St Mungo's staff, we can only add that while it is true the early signs of our niece's recovery have shown promise, she has a long road to travel yet. We know that the Healers there have her in the very best care, as they extend to all the victims of Black's Paralysis. They will continue to monitor her progress and we know they will take swift action to care for her throughout the next phases of her recuperation. We are fortunate that hers was a mild case and that she resisted losing unconsciousness for some time after falling ill. Her Healers believe that this stands her in good stead for her rehabilitation, but it is rest now that she needs, more than well-wishing. We appreciate and are grateful for your good intentions but ask you to understand that for everyone's safety, gifts and cards must remain at a minimum. Any parcels arriving at St Mungo's, as Healer Acton made quite clear, will be fully screened before they are passed to their intended recipients. Visitors must observe the proper quarantine procedures and may not be admitted subject to the Healers' discretion.
And once again, Narcissa and I cannot over-emphasise the gratitude and relief we feel at the apparent success of Augustus Rookwood and his joint team from the Ministry and St Mungo's. Their tireless and dedicated service has been instrumental in contravening the effects of Black's indiscriminate attacks upon our people. We continue to provide them every convenience in the pursuit of restoring our society to its fullest health.