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[Robinsnest72]

Thank you to everyone who sent messages regarding my jaw situation. It is Saturday evening here and my husband makes the best buttered popcorn anyone could want. A ritual on Sat. Evenings when our daughter could come home. GoodBye to that! I just hope over time there is improvement. We are on lockdown right now and I have a developmentally challenged daughter who is not allowed to even do outside visits. I have not been allowed in her apartment for over a year. Her clothes were sent home in a garbage bag for me to sort and see what she needed. No wonder I am stressed!

[singingloud]

I’m so sorry to hear you can’t visit your daughter. Can you do virtual visits? It was stressful for me when I couldn’t see my loved ones also. Take care.

[Robinsnest72 in reply to singingloud]

Yes, we do FaceTime every day. Angie has speech issues because she has Parkinsons . It is difficult because she does not understand what is going on. After she got her vaccine she asked if she could come home. We still have not had our second shot yet. Thanks for your concern. Sometimes a few words can go a long way.

[Kendrew in reply to Robinsnest72]

That's really tough on you all. I'm trained to teach children (and young adults) with additional needs, and been involved in dealing with a lot of different challenging issues. To have a daughter who is not fully able to comprehend the confusion and constraints of the current times must be very worrying and upsetting and my heart goes out to you all. You must miss your Saturday evenings together but hopefully they can resume again soon?? You're dealing with a lot right now, but you'll get through it and everyone on this forum is here to give you a 'leg up' whenever you need it.

[Telian]

My heart goes out to you and you’re making the best of a bad situation. I would find it very distressing too. I read further ion you can FaceTime and that is a blessing although not enough I’m sure. Hopefully you will get back to some near normality soon. 🌺

[Pixix]

Sending a huge but gentle hug, that’s a tough situation. S x

[S4ndy]

So sorry that you and your daughter haven't been able to be together. I don't know where abouts in the world you are but here in the UK John's Campaign has been fighting for the rights of people in care to see their relatives and to be able to take trips outside. The Draconian rules put in place here meant that if someone went out they had to isolate upon their return for 14 days. Effectively a period of solitary confinement which vulnerable people would be unable to cope with.

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They have had a lawyer working on this and the government has now relaxed some of the rules, only when threatened with Court action. It's still not perfect as people who go out for a medical appointment still have to submit to 14 days of isolation. This is even after they have been vaccinated and have access to Covid rapid testing!

The whole care system has been treated really badly by the UK government. I won't go into that here as this is not the place for that discussion. I just thought I would mention John's Campaign and the great work Julia and Nicci have been doing. Unless you have someone in a care setting most people are unaware of what has been happening.

Hope you get to have a visit with your daughter soon xxx

[Robinsnest72 in reply to S4ndy]

It is the same here. For a couple months we were able to take her out for the day but no more overnights. If she came overnight it would be two weeks confinement in her BEDROOM! Unrealistic. The part that upsets me is there is about 12 staff employees in her home and out of the twelve only four took the vaccine. Four apartments in the building and seven people live in there. My daughter lives with one other lady. They have all had their first vaccine. Developmentally challenged are not high on the list. If society could only realize they have more to give you than you can ever give them. After my husband and I and the residents have had their second shots I will be going after the government to allow me in her apartment. If you can let employees in every day who have not had vaccines than I want it. I used to sit at her table and have coffee with her and help her with several things. Now, nothing. I really do appreciate your lovely post and I live in Ontario, Canada.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Robinsnest72]

Absolutely - this thing with carers in residential homes has been a disgrace everywhere, The Italian government wants to make taking the vaccine and having a job linked. No vaccine - suspension ...

I think it was France (or Spain) in the first wave last year where the staff took the unanimous decision to lockdown with their residents - no-one in or out otherwise. Not one patient was ill and the only deaths were age-related which would have happened anyway.

[Robinsnest72 in reply to PMRpro]

Wow, that is what you would call a staff that cares. When the government here brought in funding of $2,000. A month half of our staff left and stayed home and collected CERB. I live in cottage country and there is a lot of hard feelings here as my daughter lives in a town where the city day trippers keep coming even though they are on lockdown. I am hoping they make the vaccine mandatory because I only have one word for people who do not take it is SELFISH! They are short staffed at my daughters home and it just makes me cringe every time I see a new one there but there is absolutely nothing I can do about it. We hear every day about the Seniors who are isolated from family and it is just aweful but so many of our sector just do not understand. It is heartbreaking when I go to decliner something. Today is Mother’s Day and my daughter had Staff buy me flowers and they were delivered to my door. I just cried. I will take up fresh rhubarb pie today for Angie and her roommate and that will make their day. Thank you for caring. There are so many stories from families.

[S4ndy]

I guessed you might not be in UK. My cousin is a Nurse in Charge at a care home. She told me all but 1 resident has had both their jabs but a third of the staff has refused! She's limited her home life over the last year to help keep her residents safe. However, every outbreak they had was traced back to staff members either not following infection control protocols or staff working two or more jobs as often carers do agency work to boost their income. Something really needs to change with the UK care service as it's been ignored for so long

I do hope you and your daughter will be reunited soon xxx