That will probably do her the world of good, not just getting out of the house for awhile, but getting some fresh air, a bit of time on her own and then a good catch up with a friend. She'll feel a lot better for it and be so grateful to you for sitting with your Dad.
It gets harder each week to see my MIL, when I drop her shopping on the driveway, to know that she is struggling with being a lone carer. Virtual hugs to all in a similar position.
For anyone who is planning to push the boat out and do non-essential visiting, or socialising ... please don’t.
We (NHS workers) don’t think we could handle another surge - both personally and from a service provision point of view.
Please continue to do distancing, hand washing and minimal time in shops or social places. I know it’s boring now, but we need boring - I would be happy to be bored in work.
The staff in the hospital where my son is are already seeing it get more busy. I endorse wholeheartedly what AuntyRach has asked. It is only with the relentlessness of all the teams that my son is progressing, he stood up for the first time yesterday and can now eat puree and liquids. I really wouldn't wish this on anyone, if only people could see this. We cannot thank them enough.
Thats worrying @floralies, as your son is in our local hospital. So pleased to hear he is making progress.
I wish the guidance wasn’t so contradictory - makes it harder to work out the right thing to do. As someone commented on twitter last week, the only way your Mum can visit you in your house is if she’s your cleaner 🙄. How can it be ok to let someone in to clean your house (who will, by the nature of their job, have visited many other houses), and yet not be allowed to let your mother in, who has been in isolation in her own home for 8 weeks?
All the time he was on the ventilator his wife would walk down to the hospital -( they only live about half a mile away) and stand as near as she could to his window just to be near him. the nurses put a blue circle in the window so that she knew where he was, hows that for dedication!
Thats worrying @floralies, as your son is in our local hospital. So pleased to hear he is making progress.
I wish the guidance wasn’t so contradictory - makes it harder to work out the right thing to do. As someone commented on twitter last week, the only way your Mum can visit you in your house is if she’s your cleaner 🙄. How can it be ok to let someone in to clean your house (who will, by the nature of their job, have visited many other houses), and yet not be allowed to let your mother in, who has been in isolation in her own home for 8 weeks?
In theory, because your mum doesn't need to clean your house in order to pay her rent/bills.
When you look at the guidance through the lens of the government desperately trying to save the economy but not caring at all about the personal relationships of the people, it makes a lot more sense.
I think a lot of mums will be moonlighting as cleaners though, and dads as gardeners and handymen!
The lockdown is having other side effects. Here we have had 5 suicides (that I know of) in the last fortnight. Equates to equivalent of 20% of Covid-19 deaths in our area.
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
Some people dont take it seriously still.i was told by someone they had their nephew and his wife in their back garden and she had a letter telling her to self isolate.her work had asked her to come back in,but she wouldnt as she had the letter.that is not what the letter is for surely? And the others in that garden were in their 80s.there will be a second surge if people dont take it seriously. I found it hard not to get upset at this person...
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please don’t.
We cannot thank them enough.
In theory, because your mum doesn't need to clean your house in order to pay her rent/bills.
When you look at the guidance through the lens of the government desperately trying to save the economy but not caring at all about the personal relationships of the people, it makes a lot more sense.
I think a lot of mums will be moonlighting as cleaners though, and dads as gardeners and handymen!
Here we have had 5 suicides (that I know of) in the last fortnight.
Equates to equivalent of 20% of Covid-19 deaths in our area.