Bad news and the very bad news

Doctor: "I have some bad news and some very bad news."

Patient: "Well, might as well give me the bad news first."

Doctor: "The lab called with your test results. They said you have 24 hours to live."

Patient: "24 hours! That's terrible! What could be worse? What's the very bad news?"

Doctor: "I've been trying to reach you since yesterday."