Covid-19 Isolation Support Thread

3secondmemory

Hope this helps. From my cPTSD group. 

3secondmemory

That’s enough social media for me today!

i’m locked down, by choice and with very good reasons -  my beautiful children, their partners and my new Grandson. 

And it’s ok! 

If you cannot be part of the solution, don’t add to the problem!

Keep your peckers up and do this with good Grace - one day at time. 

 

parsniphead

Another one here in lockdown. Actually I've not been out often for a few weeks anyway due to hospital stays and my current chemo regime wiping me out but I'm not taking any risks. It's a pain but folks have lived through much, much worse.
It's so strange though reading the papers, I feel so cut off from the world as it is but all the weird behaviour. Crazy.

candygirl

Happy Mother's Day guys:) I have to keep looking at stuff like this to ease the upset of not being able to visit Mum today:(  xx

TravellingAbuela

CANDYGIRL I wish a lot of the stupid thoughtless people in my village could read that. And they are not young silly people either, they are golden oldies like me. In fact most are a lot older! Talking to a friend in the village (on the phone of course!) yesterday, she is 77 and OH 82 and they are not isolating.Her DH drives to town every morning to go to Morries for a paper and oddments they need. Sometimes she goes with him sometimes not. Her next door neighbours, wait for this, are 91 and 89 and still get the 9.45 bus we all used to get every day to go in town., She tells me she can still see other regular oldies waiting for it at the bus stop. A few doors from me there is another old couple (90 and 89) and they drive past every morning to go into town shopping. My friend is not worried, she says, as they have no underlying problems so seems to think that makes them immune to the virus!! I was almost stunned into silence by her attitude and tried to explain I am staying isolated, not just for my own benefit, but the benefit of others I might infect if I am unknowingly carrying the virus. My argument fell on deaf ears.

My family also live in the village and I would have loved nothing more than spending Mothers Day with them as we had planned. As it is we have brief chats from half way down the steps when they drop off anything I need and keep in contact by text, phone or whatsapp. 

suki1964

Im extremely lucky, I live in a hamlet of 9 occupied houses, none of them on top of each other and three of them have inhabitants who have immune suppressed illness, another 2 with over 70's so we are all keeping well away from each other, but still keeping watch out for each other

Mr E across the road for instance shouted over to Mr S to take take his stuff to the dump as he saw Mr S loading the trailer. So Mr S said leave it out and go back in and he would come lift it, no bother. Mr S is fit and healthy, Mr S is immune suppressed.

We did have to go into town yesterday for the shop and I'll be avoiding it as much as I can from now on. We can manage on what I can get in the local shop and they are being strict about how many can go in there at one time - unlike the supermarkets!!!

Just seen a FB post imploring people to get off the beaches. Sure the beaches are huge and they aren't packed, but people are driving down and parking side by side. We have vast amounts of beautiful countryside to walk in isolation, theres no need to congregate 

I gave mum her card and flowers today with a strict instruction that she's not to answer the door, nor to go any further then the back garden. We are surrounded by fields out the back, she can go out there. I read today that Gps are sending letters out telling the elderly and immune suppressed that they have to stay in, I really hope that works on her as she really isn't getting it at all

What scared me yesterday in the shops were those people still not taking social distancing seriously. I passed two women gabbing in the aisle saying, " oh Im not worried for myself, its the older and poorly folk we have to look after" and they were nose to nose to each other !!!

hollydays

So, from my original,post saying I was self isolating for 7 days, my cough has lessened.My chest isn't tight. I still don't have a temperature . I have numerous coldy type symptoms - some tiredness, then headaches that are troublesome, but managed by Sudafed and paracetamol. By Tuesday morning I should be in the clear, but am social distancing for another week and ad infininitum ..And Another difficult week ( like everyone) and I will have some closure, physically. I'm needing to walk the tightrope of being informed about the world, and blocking it out. Take care peeps . I try to count my blessings, which are because of my neighbours , but also because I'm not afraid to live a new way . Don't be shy to jump or dance about ..

monnagran

It's wonderful to have good neighbours.  I only moved here a few days before Christmas but have discovered that I have landed myself in a good place.  The phone is red hot from people asking me if I'm all right and offering to shop if I need anything.  Next door were going out to collect some honey and would I like some?  Not half!
I said that I would boil my coins before I repaid them.  They said not to bother, they would set up a tab and we could have a sort out when all this was over.  Brilliant.
I was wary of going down to the village shop to get a newspaper, but everyone here is being respectful and keeping their distance.  Lots of handsanitser going on in the shop and people wearing disposable gloves.

When I think of the New Year and all the hopes and dreams we had for 2020 it makes me think of the saying,  "If you want to hear God laugh, start making plans."

oceanspirit

hollydays said:

.And Another difficult week ( like everyone) and I will have some closure, physically. I'm needing to walk the tightrope of being informed about the world, and blocking it out. Take care peeps . I try to count my blessings, which are because of my neighbours , but also because I'm not afraid to live a new way . Don't be shy to jump or dance about ..

I agree that it's difficult to keep away from the news as we need to be aware of new updates on what we need to do regarding new procedures.

I have had problems with a parent who has an inability to put themselves in another's shoes, namely those of another of their children, and is quite happily wanting to put that person (and their own family) at risk despite having had numerous offers from neighbours to sort out food shopping and prescriptions, none of which is needed for a couple of weeks anyway.  I was accused of panicking when I pointed out the risk and told to stop watching the news.

OH can confirm that I am definitely not panicking and am being level headed.  We have now been in isolation for 10 days and are glad we are in two separate homes.  I am missing my home help but OH is doing the priority bits that I can't manage and I'm doing a few but I am starting to feel quite tired now.  I may have to have a couple of days off the meal prep to have some recovery time.  We have freezer stocks of HM ready meals for those days.

We've been able to have a couple of walks and I shall treasure the sound of the birds singing.  Nature carries on around us regardless.  In fact wildlife may have a better time of things if we humans are not going out and about in hoards.  The ground nesting birds will appreciate some peace and quiet no doubt.

MovingForwards

I've been practicing social distancing for years and only meet up with my mates a couple of times each year.

It's not been any hardship to stay in, yes I'm bored, I'm tired, I'm fed up, but I get a clear view of what's going on around me.

Cyclists and people walking seem to be out in groups, more so than normal.

I'm contemplating printing posters, sticking them on each landing, front / rear doors, but know it's a waste of time as we all had a local flyer delivered Saturday about what to do / not do, which has been ignored.

My neighbours are in. The ones above me started with one adult coughing, then a child started, now another adult has started, that's three people in three days, it doesn't stop them going out, touching everything in the communal areas and whatever else whilst out.

Until everyone is onboard, we are all going to struggle.