Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Anecdotal this!





Anecdotally Speaking
(by R.P.Edwards)

Anecdotal
That's for me!
So, sorry Mr. PhD
I know you're frantic
A troubled mind
You're aching for
That double-blind
But we'll do that later
Or on the fly
You see, right now
The people die
So we'll grab those pills
That ancient med
The ones when taken
Make not dead
And we'll give some hope
And perhaps set free
Because anecdotal
Was the one for me


Oh, the stretching of my steel-worker vocabulary!

New words (for me); Anecdotal, Asymptomatic, Efficacy (may have stumbled upon this one before).

In the news: the anti-malaria drugs, Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine, used for decades to battle the mosquito-born malady are approved by the FDA for quick dispersal. Oh, this is a thorn for those who want the old fashioned laborious testing before prescribing. Normally not a bad idea, BUT, since the side-effects of this duo are well known, and doctors (so I'm told) prescribe off-label (another new term) usage all the time; Hey! let's give it a shot!

You see, it seems there are a plethora of "Anecdotal" accounts where the meds work. Not a "blind-study" (also new) graph grabber; but more like, "We gave this to them, and they recovered."

So, wisdom prevails and the pesky bug (which I still think will not exceed influenza numbers) is on the way out.

BTW, our lives are full of "Anecdotal" influences: where to shop, get your car fixed, your hair cut. But the most important is the introduction to the Savior, Jesus. I followed that advice long ago with no regrets, and NO bad side effects.

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