My long life friend and god daughter decided to leave home today as it was K's birthday. If they had just gone for 30mins exercise I would have gone ok but they decided to travel an extra small distance to WIndsor (20mins) and took photos outside castle and shops and a walk for 2 hours. Then to make it worse in my book posted it and said rightly or wrongly we did this today.
OMG I so WANT to scream at her for the stupidity but luckily enough people have jumped on to the photos and said wrongly.
I am now waiting for a call of idignation from her and I will have to temper what I say a little.
STAY home Save Lives SAVE NHS it was such an easy slogan.
My god daughter said in post to one but I have not been out for 10days it was a GET real moment for me!
Members of my family did some stupid things a few weeks ago, one of them being driving from Scotland to London, which I found difficult not to comment on. They are now back home in their house with a large garden, conservatory and all the home comforts, but complain about the restrictions of not being able to get out. I despair.
It's two words STAY HOME, but sadly for some it doesn't appear to register and this is what put lives at risk, by bending the rules, taking chances, by completely ignoring, showing disregard or just refusing to adhere puts peoples lives at risk, including their own and I wished people would just see this. This is not a dress rehearsal this is real and is happening right now and it really saddens me. It doesn't matter how long we have to do this for, the message is if we all pull together it will save lives. I really hope your friend was careful while out and can understand your concerns. Take care x
It's so hard when you are friends with someone and care about them so much and then they tell you something like this. I hope that they stay safe and that you enjoyed your JD and honey. x
Oh boy! I don't blame you for being frustrated - and concerned for them too, which makes it all the harder. It's funny isn't it - I think some people just do not think outside of their own experience. I guess if someone has had a totally healthy life they maybe don't consider that illness is something that can happen to them. You know this whole emphasis on 'ONLY the elderly and those with underlying conditions' will get really sick, and 'young people don't need to worry' that we heard at the start - I think it backfired in some respects and made some people not take it seriously. Anyhow, hopefully no harm done and they'll have learnt a lesson.
☹️ saw on the news earlier people flocking to Brighton 😥 I haven't walked more than 15 minutes away from home for the last 16 days. My elderly parents live 2 hours away, I would so love to drive to see them (but I wouldn't) I feel useless to them 😒 all I can do is phone them and hope they manage ok 😟
It's tough isn't it - this quarantine situation forces us to go against all our natural instincts to run to help our families. Don't feel useless to them - you staying well gives them one less thing to worry about, and phoning them to keep their spirits up is very much a good and helpful thing to do. X
In my family, it's been my 81 year old mum, 74 year old uncle and 66 year old aunt that have been gadding about, whilst the late 20s and early 30s generation have been safe at home.
No that’s not the case, older people are causing havoc in my mums block of flats because they’re carrying on as normal, not even social distancing. Can’t get through to them it’s very serious. My uncle is the same, couldn’t care less but then he’s an alcoholic and doesn’t care about anything 😔
Nope, a lot of older people are more obstinate than young one's. I think they are just set in their ways and perhaps think they know it all because they have lived longer and experienced more. Many dislike being told what to do by the Tories. In actual fact, I listened to the new Labour leader Keir Starmer this morning. I really like the guy. He wasn't slagging off anyone and infact was very supportive in his words and his plans on helping Boris & Co in the battle with Covid-19. That kind of attitude appeals to me very much. Standing together! He came across a very decent chap. He was asked if he would support the Tories if they put more strict measures on social distancing? Absolutely! He said. So it shows most people regardless of political opinion are behind the need for staying at home! Wish everyone would. Xx
I can't understand why a lot of older people are so silly over it all. There was an old man on the news about a week ago and he said he wasn't going to stop going out because it didn't affect him. I mean just how stupid can you get.
I suppose me and my husband can be classed as old to someone in their twenties as I am 69 and my husband 66, but I am in isolation for at least 12 weeks and I would rather that my husband didn't go out at all, but he limits it to once a week just to get food and my medications.
That's reasonable and sensible. People complain but what if they were in hospital or prison or if the weather was atrocious? , they wouldnt get out then and would have to deal with it. Some doctors interviewed are livid and deeply disgusted that people can be so selfish.
It’s hard to believe how people can do that sort of thing isn’t it. I just read an email from a friend who lives outside Cincinnati- she said some goons had organised a coronavirus party! She was not impressed at all. The organiser was arrested.
I was just saying to my husband on our walk this morning (I gave a thumbs up to a passing ambulance and was rewarded with smiles and waves and thumbs ups) anyway, that set me off and I decided that the police need a special very unpleasant pound for people who do that sort of stupid antisocial things - like spitting at and coughing over people and vandalising ambulances. Something really unpleasant needs to happen to them for a while, enough the make them wish they hadn’t bothered.
Good luck with the phone call with your friend. Poor goddaughter - 10 whole days!
Tell her I’ve been nowhere exciting since I had a thoroughly nasty virus over Christmas and New Year, left my sick bed then broke my wrist the first week in January. Hospital visits were the highlights of my life. So I went from that to isolation - not a lot of difference really! It almost feels like three going on four months of my life have been pretty much written off.
When I feel fed up with it all I think of all the brave people who are working at the front line in all this and cheer myself up that in my own very small way I am doing my bit for the NHS.
It might not seem like much and it can be a bit boring but people who don’t go out are doing a big thing to help protect those brave people who have no choice.
I actually posted on FB my thoughts re being shielded and what it could mean for us and how we are treated if we got the C19 and all people need to do is go for a walk from their doorstep not by car. Just go out for essentials not because they are bored. And a reminder those that are dying many die without their family by their side or a funeral to be remembered by.
I will see if I get a is this aimed at us comment.......................... yes a bit passive aggressive way of dealing with it but I also wanted people to think aboout how peope who are shielding without close family have to think of too
Unfortunately many of us have already had, or will have, a birthday during this unprecedented time. Whilst we might like to think we should be an exception to the rule, it’s unlikely that this is the case!
I have just had my daily walk up the garden and back (even that is a struggle for me to do). I was amazed to hear that in next door's garden the grandparents are there as well. I thought we weren't supposed to visit others, even if they are relations.
Two of their children have health problems as well, so you would think that they would be following the rules. You just can't help some people.
They’re not supposed to be visiting. I heard that government woman saying people need to realise that ‘it’s not family units - it’s households’ obviously your neighbours think it’s ok for family members to mix even though they don’t live in the same household normally.
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