Sooo...
In actuality, no-one was rushed to hospital.
In fact it took, a flight to the UK, three visits to specialists and a round if tests, another flight to South Africa, then another round of tests before Percy was admitted to hospital to begin his treatment. If that's "rushing" then I'd hate to see how they handle a true emergency.
I feel for the old guy, but stoicism in the face of serious illness is bullshit. What's needed is the patient to fight, what's needed are demands, what's needed are second and third opinions, not acceptance and resignation. To me that's just fatalism. Happily TB of the throat is treatable. According to the NHS, it takes several weeks to 6 months before the person begins to feel better. Fanny says treatment takes "6 to 9 months" but she may of course be using different medical information that the NHS, the American Medical Association and the French Acaémie Nationale de Chirurgie may not be privy to.
Get well soon Percy, and don't allow Fanny and her silliness to aggravate your recovery.