Personal Log 34: Correspondence Part Three
18 Sep 2016Jemine Caesar
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To: Summer Bay HD Clinic, Australia
Date: 1st August, 3301
Re: Jemine Caesar
To Whom It May Concern,
Following contact with Jemine's grandparents, it may help you to know that her only allergy is to sobriety pills. Hopefully that should narrow down the possibilities of what chemical within the casing of the injector caused the severe anaphylactic shock.
Any updates as to her condition would be gratefully received, with respect to confidentiality of course.
Good luck and godspeed,
Sam Hodkin
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From: Dr T. Standish-Lang, MD
To: Cmdr S. Hodkin
Date: 1st August, 3301
Dear Mr Hodkin,
I'm Tom Standish-Lang, Senior Consultant Gynaecologist at Summer Bay HD Clinic.
Thanks for the info. We've cross-referenced it with the data we got on the injector. Commercial sobriety pills are mainly water, but the active ingredient is a compound called Ro20. It's a derivative of an alcohol-neutralising drug called Ro15-4513, first developed way back in the 20th century. The pills are in widespread use for sorting out hangovers, but they won't repair your liver!
The injector and the nanobots contain a concentrated version of Ro20, about 60 times stronger than the regular stuff. It's designed to work in conjunction with a heap of other chemicals to inhibit certain bodily reactions against the refertilization treatment. Miss Caesar's pre-disposed allergy meant her body just couldn't cope with such a large amount of Ro20 being dumped right into her, resulting in the anaphylactic shock you witnessed. It's a good job you called the medics as quick as you did. Another ten minutes and she would have died. We've treated her for two cardiac arrests as it is.
Miss Caesar's still unconscious, on life-support. Her swelling and rashes have subsided nicely. Her life signs are stable, but I have to stress that she's still in a critical condition. So, no visitors! Her dolorimeter readings indicate quite a high pain level, so we're compensating for that with morphanaline. Mate, she's one tough cookie! We've also inserted a camera into her uterus to keep an eye on the nanobots' progress, and so far the little beggars seem to be doing a pretty good job.
I'll let you know when there's any change, but the next 48 hours are going to be crucial.
Regards,
Dr Thomas Standish-Lang, MD (gyn, obst)
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From: Cmdr S. Hodkin
To: Dr T. Standish-Lang, MD
Date: 1st August, 3301
Dear Dr Standish-Lang,
That explains everything clearly to me, and it also explains why she reacted so quickly! And calling for medical assistance was just gut instinct as soon as she started to scream in pain and breathing rapidly. I can only assume that it would be the Ro20 from the injector as opposed to the nanobots, from the documentation I've received from the manufacturers of the specific injector she was given via myself, the Ro20 in the solution the nanobots were suspended in was incredibly small amounts if at all.
I'm in Beta Hydri keeping myself busy so as to keep my mind off how ill Jem is to be honest, and I'm not one for defying doctor's orders(!). I'm glad that the nanobots are doing their job normally, that'll make her day when she recovers fully. I take my metaphorical hat off to your team as well as Dr Schiller, you really are doing a brilliant job. I'll pass the progress on to her grandparents.
Kind Regards,
Sam Hodkin CM