In Isolation

We are in the midst of a crisis of epic proportions. Covid-19 is running riot worldwide and here in the UK we are battling to try and keep the virus at bay.

Clearly this is going to be bad, it's just a case of how bad.

In response to government advice, my wife and I, plus the 3 kids we care for are now in no contact isolation. The government have called this shielding - for some though it will be more like solitary confinement.

We are lucky in that respect, there are 5 of us to drive each-other mad. We will be here, for a minimum of 12 weeks, riding out the storm - the storm that will still be raging in 12 weeks time, but hopefully things will have developed and the health service won't have been overstretched by the old and vulnerable. Let's see what happens.

I will try and add daily views to explain the thoughts and difficulties faced by our little group, as time goes on...!

There will be many others out there facing the same challenging times that we are, though maybe not with such a dysfunctional set-up.

Final Day

23/08/2020

Well, after just under 22 weeks I have decided it's time to call it a day, at least in terms of doing a daily post. From now I will only post something if I feel there is something to say, rather detailing our boring day to day stuff - it's been good to share what we do, but I think the time has come to pause the blog....

Day 152

21/08/2020

A grotty day here in Kent today. I think we have been so blessed with the weather of late that we have taken it for granted, so when we get a damp and windy one it sort of throws you off kilter. Mind you it didn't bother little one too much, he was still able to get out in the...

Day 151

20/08/2020

This morning was one of those times when our little one wakes early - waking at 4am. I took a bottle into him and got into bed for a while with him. It was clear he wanted to settle, as he constantly roamed his bed like a dog in its basket, but he couldn't settle - when he had gone...

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My name is Ian Smith, I am a grandad, a husband and someone who just cares, sometimes too much.

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