Less than forty-eight hours before he died the First Queen had reported that “His Majesty has improved in all respects.”
- Extracted from Vella and Vella 1978. Chaiyo! King Vajiravudh and the development of Thai Nationalism, p1.
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Anyone seen a daily hospital report the last two days? They seem to have gone.
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There was very short note in printed version of Bangkok Post today. Nothing more, nothing less…
Quote: “His Majesty the King is recovering well as his lung condition has improved, the Royal Household Bureau says. The bureau yesterday said the King’s condition was generally good. A chest X-ray has revealed reduced inflammation of His Majesty’s lungs.”
Right, nothing new…
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Thanks Igor. I hadn’t seen it.
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The current medical obfuscation ….
http://thaicrisis.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/kings-health-red-alarm/
http://thaicrisis.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/kings-health-lung-infection-is-improving/
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