My DH has been told he has to return to work tomorrow before the end of lockdown and our 11 year old Autistic son also has medical issues that in our view put him at great risk from the Corona virus, however like so many people with severe and chronic medical conditions he has not been included on the list.
Our son can and has on many occasions suffered anaphalactic shock as a reaction to viral infections this includes, breathing difficulties due to constriction of his airways with wheeze, extremely high high temperatures, lip swelling and tongue swelling and collapse. Reactions commonly last for 2 weeks or more and on 7 occasions after collapse we have had to call paramedics and be rushed to hospital during bouts of flu which he gets every year inspite of having a flu jab. This is not an exaggeration to say a severe reaction could kill him. My DH believes that if he says to his boss he cannot go back to work he will be dismissed and that having a conversation with his boss about remaining furloughed is not even a possibility. To me it is clear that our son's safety comes before all other considerations. DH sees this but is unable to make the call.
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AIBU to be scared DH has been told he has to go back to work on Monday when we have a medically vulnerable child?
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1800swoman · 03/05/2020 07:37
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