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We tried to get a home delivery from any supermarket but no slots available until the 5th of April. (London area)
No wonder people like us are finding all this so scary.
we are both immune suppressed so our kids are very weary about the possibility of passing the virus on so are keeping away and we both struggle with mobility, at present with the self isolating we are looking out for each other the best we can. But if one of us gets ill and has to be hospitalised there’s no way we would cope alone.
To make things more confusing for me my illness gives me flu like symptoms and aching joints, difficult to breath, sore throats, headache and has done for as many years as I can remember. So without testing I have no way of knowing if I had the Coronavirus. Reading today two more deaths in a nearby hospital another 2 yesterday, we are just keeping busy and doing all we can to stay well.look after yourselves everyone and don’t take unnecessary risks.
Podpoint were due to fit my EV charger this morning, had a phone call a few minutes ago, engineer has called in sick.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.
All my wife and my up coming consultants follow up appointments are now telephone only appointments.
This morning I managed to book an Ocado delivery for Sunday afternoon phew! I just hope what we ordered arrives.
Just got a text from NHS and all my consultant appointments are by phone as well. Renal-Cardiology-Chest clinic- Haematology.
Joss
Current car: BMW X2 sDrive 20i M Sport 5dr Step Auto In metallic Portimão Blue. 04:10:2025
Previous car:Peugeot 308 GT Premium 1.2 Pure tech Petrol.My doctor from thirty years ago has just phoned me to check on me and update and add to my prescription. It was good to hear his kindly voice again as he retired years ago.
Three cheers for our retired health professionals who are returning to work to help fight this pandemic.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274
We have 33 confirmed cases out of 650,000 residents, check your area here and let us know the actual confirmed numbers
In my area there are 6 confirmed cases and the population is 321,800.
I have been checking my numbers for about 2 weeks and they seem to include people who would be over the virus by now. The number of new cases recorded seem to be very small.
London appears to be accounting for 40% of new cases.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274 We have 33 confirmed cases out of 650,000 residents, check your area here and let us know the actual confirmed numbers
There are 3 confirmed cases in West Berkshire, out of a local population of 158,527
I really don’t know what these statistics are telling us. My daughter has had the Corona virus since last week and seems to be over the worst. Like the majority who are contracting it, her illness is not recorded and she is not tested. Govt advice is stay home and isolate. Unless you are ill enough to need to be in hospital or you are someone important enough to test, you are not going to be “a confirmed case”, so the virus is much more widespread than the figures show.
bfoandc, Mike700 very small numbers surely you area’s should be classed as virus free.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.bfoandc, Mike700 very small numbers surely you area’s should be classed as virus free.
apparently, the three are from the same family/ household , but this has not been acknowledged officially, just local gossip
You can’t beat a bit of local gossip and sometimes, but not often, it’s actually true.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.We are all self isolating, for at least the last week, but are still regularly in touch with each other by phone, FaceTime/Skype and email.
latest email from group-
As a result of advice from Head Office , our branch of Parkinson’s UK will be cancelling all branch therapy and social activities immediately until further notice, these include:
Chair Based Exercises
Chair Yoga
Dance with Parkinson’s
Speech & Voice Therapy
LSVT Maintenance Sessions
Walking Football & Walking NetballMonthly Lunch Time Meeting –
Evening Meeting –
Monthly Lunch –The Therapy Centre and the MOVE Suite are separate organisations and you must decide if you wish to book and attend them or not.
This is a difficult time for us all but by following this sensible recommendation we will get through the coronavirus challenge facing us all.
Regards
Just arrived-
Dear Mike,
We have just been informed that the Therapy Centre will close until further notice on Saturday 21st March 2020.
We hope to keep you all away from the pandemic!
Regards
Parkinson’sA word of warning from my daughter:
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/walton-woman-recovering-suspected-coronavirus-17954197
Living in a small rural village with many residents in the Vulnerable group due to age, the local residents has got together a list of numbers of those can offer help and assistant to others. I’ve just phoned RSA and asked if their is any leway on the vehicle use, ie as a named driver can I pick up prescription for an elderly neighbour. Or drop them in shopping etc.
Answer: NO
I can see the reasons why and expected the answer, but wanted to test the humanity of a corrperate company at times of a national crises.
Oh well I will have to drive past the shop or chemist swap over vehicles and return.
That video makes it very personal for you Wigwam. i’m happy for you and her that’s she’s getting well so quickly. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, POPS. Her advice is sound. The official statistics are meaningless. She has the Corona virus but is not counted. Every person you meet might have it but not yet showing symptoms. Just because few people in an area have been tested does not mean that area is clear. Young people may not suffer badly, old people will. Stay home.
Update on shopping home delivery situation here (W Sussex). No supermarkets have any slots to offer. Some have even taken the book-a-slot section off their websites. Waitrose and Tesco emailled to say they are trying to do something about but no news yet. Mrs T and are self-isolating so without home delivery we are knackered. Luckily we have offspring nearby who are willing to forage and drop their stuff on the doorstep for us.
For those without any method of getting foodstuffs, I reckon WMC’s link on previous page is probably best bet – and many thanks to WMC for the offer.
I’m guessing real ale pubs will be full tonight. If it doesn’t get drunk, much beer will need to be thrown away.
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