Maybe it had something to do with seeing the news and watching Tom Moore in the days leading up to his 100th birthday, doing 100 laps of his garden path to raise funds for the NHS charities. His original target of £1000 was so modest and the latest news is that he has raised £21.5 million! How proud his family must be and how lovely to see our whole country supporting him. What an amazing achievement. In exceptional times it really does pull our country together.
Do you have friends or family in the 'front line'? My son's sister in law is a midwife so is carrying on her normal job, but the maternity unit is part of a hospital whose general wards have seen 118 coronavirus related deaths, including one of the midwives. My cousin's daughter is a carer, not in a hospital or care home, but visiting patients in their own homes. Every day, no matter how emotional they are feeling, they have to put on a brave, reassuring face and hope that the protection they have is enough to keep them, and their patients, safe.
It is so important that we all do our best to stay home and although we are all desperate to go out and socialise, the longer we distance ourselves, the sooner the pressure will be off our wonderful health service.
You know that tv programme, Big Brother, where you take a group of people, lock them in a house for a month or so and only let them out in the garden to do a bit of exercise - well that's how we all are now! I guess the 'Diary Room' is our blogs where we can come and share thoughts and opinions ...
So, how are you keeping your spirits up during this time of forced isolation? Let's share some ideas! A friend of mine shared this youtube video on Facebook and it made me smile, I hope it does the same for you! (Please do watch, even if you aren't a dressmaker, it really isn't a proper tutorial!)
The behaviour fatigue is setting in every where, but we have to hold the line, it benefits us all to prevent the virus from continuing on. There are so many memes out there about being at home, laying on the sofa (couch) watching hours of TV is saving lives. Everywhere we have so many brave front line (essential) workers. When this is over, I hope we remember the appreciation of our health care workers. So sad about the loss of the young midwife.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is a physio in Swansea. They have some Covid patients but I think generally work is quieter because so many have been sent home. I'm hoping it stays like that for her. My niece is a nurse and cares for cancer patients who have sadly caught the virus.
ReplyDeleteLife on the farm is essentially the same except of course we don't go anywhere. Highlight of the week was going for our click and collect!
I forgot to say that I finish each day with a sigh and express "Well that's another day gone"
ReplyDeleteI totally understand. Some days it's so surreal you don't know if it's actually happening. I watch the daily briefing every day and I'm so thankful for all our keyworkers who are keeping us going and helping to save lives.
ReplyDeleteI'm also thankful that hubby and I have "at home" hobbies. I have my crochet and have found some wonderful projects on line and hubby has his wood turning. Hubby did ask me what I was going to do with the million of blankets I make. :)
We're keeping our spirits up by using social media for group chats - the video chats are the best, because it's just lovely to 'see' someone else! TBC loves all the daft videos that are doing the rounds.
ReplyDeleteI understand something of your feelings ... I find myself mostly OK but occasionally caught by a wave of sadness or fear, especially - for some reason - on my way to bed. My daughter's sister-in-law is training medical staff at the Nightingale and will be going on the wards soon, and we feel anxious for her. The dedication of our NHS staff is amazing - and how splendid to have done something so remarkable when nearly 100 years old! A legend ...
ReplyDeleteI guess if there's one thing that's come out of this for me is that I've gotten back on a better exercise track. I had too many excuses before: too busy, I'll do it later, or tomorrow, I'm tired, etc. The truth is, I'm lazy when it comes to exercise---and I AM usually busy. I need to keep it a priority when this is all over. Hopefully our family challenge will do the trick.
ReplyDeleteHa!! I hadn't thought about our blogs being like that room on Big Brother but that is such a great analogy! And a friend just sent this video to me today. Had saved it to share on my blog on Friday. Was so thankful for the belly-laugh it brought.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to me that of my 3 family members who work in health care, an xray tech, a neonatal NICU nurse and an anesthesiologist, that the technician, my son-in-law has been the one to come in contact with more Covid patients. He xrays them daily. Sometimes as many as 15 in a morning. My NICU daughter had a Covid positive mommy. But the doctor, the anesthesiologist hasn't seen a single Covid patient.
We don't have anyone on the front lines, although hubby was helping out the Red Cross blood drive a couple of times. Last week's was cancelled when two of the phlebotomists had a fever at the end of their shift, turns out one was positive for COVID19. Luckily he hadn't had close contact with either, and now its been 10+ days and he has no symptoms.
ReplyDeleteI admit things were getting to me on Easter Sunday and then the next - our anniversary Sunday, but this week I've bounced back and keeping busier. That is the key. I hear my Dad in my head scolding me as a child if I complained "some people have too much time on their hands." So at least there's a good memory out of it.