Thread by @orbyn, My mother DIED of COVID-19 in April. She was bedridden in a [...]

My mother DIED of COVID-19 in April. She was bedridden in a care home. She didn’t go out and GET the fucking virus, someone able-bodied BROUGHT it in and GAVE it to her. I have asthma, severe anxiety, and I’m claustrophobic. I wear a mask, because it’s not about me.

It’s not about you. It’s about other humans who are just as important as you - even if they are ILL or OLD - and NOT COLLATERAL DAMAGE. It’s not a muzzle, it’s a fucking MASK. BUY a fucking mask and WEAR A FUCKING MASK. Don’t @ me. #nomasks #yesmasks #yesfuckingmasks

And inevitably https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/robyn-wilder-on-the-complicated-grief-of-losing-her-mother-to-covid-19-m0kp7vjqk

Robyn Wilder on the complicated grief of losing her mother to Covid‑19

On Easter Monday this year I received the news I have dreaded since I was told, at the age of 11, that my father had died in an accident, and then grimly waited to be told my mother was dead, too —

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/robyn-wilder-on-the-complicated-grief-of-losing-her-mother-to-covid-19-m0kp7vjqk

While I’m here, some families who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19 have come together at @covidjusticuk to petition the government to start an inquiry into its approach to the pandemic, and avoid a second wave https://www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org/

Sign The Petition | Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK

Help Us Call On the government to start an immediate inquiry into its approach to the Covid-19 pandemic – and avoid a second wave The UK death toll from Covid-19 has risen to above 40,000 with excess...

https://www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org/

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