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9th Mar 2021SLB1964 commented on:
Funeral PlansNot sure I can agree with you on this. I have dealt with 2 deaths, both of which had funeral plans. After my mother's death, we had a total nightmare and my father didn't want that happening again, so wanted a funeral plan. So I arranged one. And, when he passed away, everything went very smoothly with no issues. I made one call at around 5am (he died at 4am) and everything went without incident from there. When my husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness, we arranged a funeral plan for him. Again, everything went very smoothly. I do think it's important to make sure you get the right advice and have the ri9ht plan. I would never recommend a 'life policy' but a good funeral plan is invaluable when the time comes. For me, it took a lot of worry out of the whole thing (twice).ViewDate:
19th Jul 2020SLB1964 commented on:
Are you keen to go back to your workplace or do you prefer to work from home?Would be keen to return to the hustle and bustle and the hum of the office, but not to the potential danger. I'm shielding and classed as 'vulnerable' so would be a bit reluctant to go back until the risk becomes minimal. Not sure when that would be. My employers are putting various safety measures in place, but I'd still feel somewhat reluctant returning. I've got used to working at home and am quite comfortable doing so. Although I do feel pretty isolated at times, specially as I have a sick husband at home. But that again is a double-edged sword because, if I weren't at home, I'd worry that he was ok. So it's a difficult one.ViewDate:
19th Jul 2020SLB1964 commented on:
Lonely and vulnerable and looking to chatAt the top right of the page, there's an option to "add a new post of your own". :-)ViewDate:
19th Jul 2020SLB1964 commented on:
Just joined so I'm introducing myself.Yes, I agree Dinabob4. Personally, for me, I've continued to take my dog for walks, out of necessity. I work 3 days a week and, on those days, she has a walker but she still needs a morning and evening "ablution" walk as she won't go on the garden to do her business. So I've been doing that all along. I've also made the occasional trip to the supermarket to pick up prescriptions and the odd bit or bat that I've forgotten to add to the weekly delivery. Personally, I'm not totally sure why I'm shielding. I'm an asthmatic and my meds doses are quite high but I wouldn't have said it was necessary for me to be housebound per se, as I'm normally quite active. That said, I have restricted going out substantially and, working at home, I've felt a bit stifled. It's a bit different in my husband's case as he has no immune system and his condition is very serious so he hasn't left the house at all. Since restrictions were lifted, however, we have allowed his best friend to come into the house and classify that as our "bubble". Whilst a little premature, we have no way of knowing how much time he has left :-( If the weather is nice, they sit in the garden but I can't expect them to do that if it's throwing it down, So it's a case of being sensible to your circumstances as individual people will have different levels of necessity. In my case, I think it was to make it easier to insist on working at home, although it wasn't necessary in any event, as my employer managed to get set up for all of us to do that, regardless of vulnerabilities. It's only now that they are giving a limited amount of people the option to return to the office if their individual circumstances - which can include mental wellbeing - make working at home difficult. But it's taken 4 months to reach that point. Personally, I won't be returning before the end of the year at the earliest, I wouldn't have thought.ViewDate:
19th Jul 2020SLB1964 commented on:
Lonely and vulnerable and looking to chatThanks for clearing that up. Not sure things are any clearer, but am sure it wasn't as bad as you think it was :-)ViewDate:
18th Jul 2020SLB1964 commented on:
Lonely and vulnerable and looking to chatIntrigued as to how you 'made a fool of yourself?'ViewDate:
18th Jul 2020SLB1964 commented on:
Lonely and vulnerable and looking to chatHi KiaraR I was trying to work my way through this thread to see if you'd added any further comments or updates since the end of March. Was wondering how you are and how things are going with you now?ViewDate:
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18th Jul 2020SLB1964 commented on:
Just joined so I'm introducing myself.Yes, that's correct. From 6th July, we are allowed to relax a bit and meet up to 6 friends outdoors/go for a walk etc., and are allowed a "bubble" with one other household. Then from 1st August, we have to go to strict social distancing & limit contact as soon as possible - but can go to work! I do (and have been) walking the dog as we live quite rurally and it's easy to stay away from other people. My husband can't really even do this though, as has terminal cancer so is pretty much housebound - although he is now allowed to go the hospital.ViewDate:
11th Jul 2020SLB1964 commented on:
Just joined so I'm introducing myself.Hello, I've just joined today. Looking forward to reading some comments and maybe adding some of my own. I'm feeling a bit isolated as my husband and I are both shielding (in my case, I'm not totally sure why) and working at home. I do go out with the dog and the very occasional visit to the shop, but it's all becoming a bit boring now. Seems to be very little to watch on the TV, although I'm not really a TV buff at the best of times, so just finding it all a bit heavy going sometimes. Will leave my introduction at that for now and maybe just take it as it comes.ViewDate:
11th Jul 2020SLB1964 commented on:
Speakers Corner CommentsThankfully they've all been able to reopen now. I didn't used to be a big fan of zoos myself when they were about "gawping" at the animals kept in captivity. Now that they are more about conservation and protecting wildlife, I found it really harsh that they had to remain closed. The social distancing measures they had in place were much better than a lot of other social distancing arrangements for places that were allowed to open. However, as they've all now been able to open, I'm relieved.