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Speaking as one of the & #39;vulnerable& #39; caring for two other vulnerable people with disabilities, this escalating lockdown situation is not on us.
We& #39;ve sacrificed normality and every small comfort to avoid getting the virus and to facilitate everyone else& #39;s & #39;normality& #39;.
We& #39;ve sacrificed normality and every small comfort to avoid getting the virus and to facilitate everyone else& #39;s & #39;normality& #39;.
I have been into a supermarket once and had a 20 minute 4m distanced doorstep conversation with a friend on my 30th birthday.
I also accompanied my sister when she was hospitalised.
That& #39;s it. That& #39;s everywhere I& #39;ve been since March.
I also accompanied my sister when she was hospitalised.
That& #39;s it. That& #39;s everywhere I& #39;ve been since March.
My sister is 24, has DS and a rare blood disorder. She hasn& #39;t seen friends or been anywhere except being hospitalised due to a low platelet count.
In the summer I couldn& #39;t even take her out for a walk -- our area was dense with foreign and Irish tourists, many without masks.
In the summer I couldn& #39;t even take her out for a walk -- our area was dense with foreign and Irish tourists, many without masks.
She& #39;s become withdrawn and I& #39;m doing everything I can to fight regression but her behaviour and communication skills are beginning to slide, and her mental health has worsened.
Likewise, my mother has never been so isolated or lonely.
Likewise, my mother has never been so isolated or lonely.
