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21st Mar 2020MarilynJ13 commented on:
Daily diaries of those who are self-isolating due to CoronavirusGreat joke LionelViewDate:
21st Mar 2020MarilynJ13 commented on:
Daily diaries of those who are self-isolating due to CoronavirusI hope you will continue to have mild symptoms. If you do then the cheering thing is that when you recover you will have built up immunity. Good luck and yake careViewDate:
21st Mar 2020MarilynJ13 commented on:
Daily diaries of those who are self-isolating due to CoronavirusBecause of health problems I have been isolating for about 2 weeks now. I found it best to take it day by day and have a kind of programme for each day. I try not to think of how long I must do this. About 2 days ago I had a bit of a ,melt down but got throught it. Communicating with others is the name of the game. I am also keeping my own diary - something like the Mass Observation diaries they were doinf during the war and have since shown what life was like for ordinary people. It might be interestin for my family later.ViewDate:
20th Mar 2020MarilynJ13 commented on:
Daily diaries of those who are self-isolating due to CoronavirusI have had multiple health problems over the past few years and have been keeping myself from socialising. I am a sociable person but fortunately I have always also engaged in fairly solitary activities: writing; painting and reading. These are the things I couldn't do without. Fortunately too, a couple of years ago I downsized into a friendly community. If I had not, I would feel abandoned without close neighbours or easy contacts. Here I have had plenty of offers of help and I feel very cared for. My sister and neice live close by but actually we communicate on-line. My sister is in the same position as myself. I live in Wales, my sons in England but we message each other. This disaster would be worse without the internet. At the rame time - I sometimes have to remind myself that all this is true. I have ived a long time - even remember the war - but this surpasses it in terms of an hidden enemy. I hope you all keep yourselves safe and don't rely on central advice which definitely lags behind the real need.ViewDate:
15th Mar 2020MarilynJ13 commented on:
Is it realistic to expect over 70s to remain in their homes for 4 months?In fact this is an alarmist piece from the government. If they were serious about protecting the elderly, they would issue advice immediately and not in the next 20 days. The virus is rampaging now. Elderly people are at risk NOW. They should be (as I am) limiting my social contacts drastically. Who knows what the situation will be in the next 3 or 4 months? Certainly with the current lack of action, without proper gudance, many elderly people will have been killed. Why not make sure that the prospect of home seclusion palatable with suggestions of community supportetc. No - this government ideology is suspect. Vulnerable people are at risk from their underlying philosophy.