Thread 25 - Covid Cohort - Christmas Trees, No Omicron Please!

@icanbewhatiwant just saw your last post - you are very tolerant - I would not accept that level of undue stress and disrespect. If he wants to be an adult he has to behave like one and get medical support from walk - in or A & E dependent on how severe. He will get a better chance to mitigate for a delay in submission of an assignment to the uni if he has documented medical evidence from the walk in or the A& E. So it is very much in his interest to get to be assessed.

[quote EwwSprouts]@HibiscusIsland Have you paid UCAS? If you haven't then it may not have gone off yet. I don't know anyone where school has made the payment, though I'm sure some do.[/quote]
I didn't know we were supposed to pay. The school haven't mentioned it. I normally pay for stuff as not on free school meals. I'd better email the school about it

@HibiscusIsland Have you paid UCAS? If you haven't then it may not have gone off yet. I don't know anyone where school has made the payment, though I'm sure some do.

@icanbewhatiwant so your husband went to see him already? I'd face time and gauge where things are.

Could he be struggling mentally and using illness as an excuse as he can't face the deadline he has?

If his Jaw is bad when you face time it could be wisdom teeth infection which can refer into jaw or ear infection both need antibiotics asap and therefore if he is being stupid about dealing with medical things I would ask him to get a cab to the walk in NHS centre and get seen.

Otherwise if he refuses to do this just rock up and get a housemate to let you in - using the excuse you acted like a child so I treated you like one.

@Volterra Excellent news, what a relief for you.

@Zebracat Brilliant news! So pleased.

@HibiscusIsland Welcome and as another vested in biology! It's amazing given how many universities offer biology that the DC on this thread all seem to have made some choices in common.

@Horace123 So terribly sad for all.

@Nard75 I just told him to video call me or I would drive to Norwich first thing. He didn't video call, just voice call, he was his usual angry, shouty self. He said don't come. He's not coming home. He said he's 20 and quite capable of looking after himself. I told him he can't go from telling me an hour ago that he isn't strong enough to cough up what is on his chest and that he's too weak to drive and to now saying he's fine. He was coughing very loudly on the phone, as in he didn't sound weak. He had no problem raising his voice to me, that didn't make him cough. So I think he's probably exaggerating a bit. I'm sure he feels rough though.

I'll go to my mums and trust he will go to a dr. DH is here if he was urgently needed.

Dc's certainly cause too much worry. It's even worse when they aren't living at home.

@icanbewhatiwant if he is saying he doesn't want you to pick him up maybe he isn't that bad and you can still go ahead with your trip.

@crazycrofter fingers crossed for a change in attitude. At least DS2 mocks finish tomorrow and he can relax now.

I said this before ican but it sounds like what DS had , which I think was an ear infection. A chemist might advise?

He's messaged to say he doesn't want me take him. He won't let me in if I turn up 🤷‍♀️ he doesn't want to come home yet either.

I missed out that they are all Biology fruitygal

Not sure @Alsoplayspiccolo - I think probably top 2 though

I don't know whether he's really bad or exaggerating. Dh picked up his laptop from him earlier and said he looked fine. I didn't realise there was a walk-in centre in Norwich open until 9pm. So he could have called them. He had a blocked up nose, cough etc starting last weekend. Tuesday I suggested a pcr he posted that back weds. By the weekend he says his jaw was hurting a lot, he could eat or stop coughing. Spoke to walk in gp Saturday who refused to see him. Said it's covid. Covid result came back Monday as negative. He says he can't stop coughing and feels weak. I just messaged and said I'll collect him 7am and go to the walk-in. Then find out what is wrong. Then if all is well o can go to my mums still. I can either drop him home or back to uni house. But he's saying no.

Sorry fruitygal got changed to fruitfully

[quote Fruitygal]@HibiscusIsland my DD applied for biology snd has had 4 offers but waiting on Durham either way which is often Feb time.

What are the other 2 unis and are they all biology? What are DDs predicted grades? When did the form go off from the school?

I think Bristol and Warwick are normally late in the new year. Southampton was 3-6 weeks for other friends.[/quote]
Good news fruitfully
She applied to Notts, Warwick, Soton, Bristol, Surrey
Predicted grades are AAA, which is what she got in her year 12 summer exams. GCSEs were 2 x9 and 8x 8.
She submitted the form to the school a few weeks ago. I'm not sure exactly when the school submitted it but dd said they have done. She's revising at the moment and I'll wait til after her exams to check with her

Just back from the school Christmas concert and was blown away. Very impressed by the music, dancing and drama pieces but most of all I was mesmerised by DD dancing her solo. Not seen it before and she wore this specially bought lyrical style dress and I was spell bound watching her dance. She was late to the party dance wise as only started in year 8 as they do dance as part of the curriculum from year 7 and she loved it so we enrolled her in a dance school.
She can't do splits, or lift her leg by her ear etc but she has natural poise and since starting ballet a few years back is so elegant. Lots of compliments from parents who we don't know and we are so proud.
Her poor knees are all red and sore from flinging herself about as it was very energetic with stag leaps etc.

How did your DD's solo go Orange? Bet it was amazing.

So sorry to hear about the sad news Horace

How did the interview go Monkey?

Well done on all the Nottingham offers and other offers too. It's really going some now just before we break up for the holidays. Happy Christmas indeed.

Wonder if the F2F interviews will happen next month for DD. Some are online and some F2F but that could all change. If she hadn't got Covid or had mocks these last two weeks she would have had 4 interviews under her belt this side of Christmas but hey ho.

Thanks for the new(ish) thread, OrangeCinnamonCocktail.

Very sorry to hear Horace123's sad news.

DD had her first online RS lesson today - she felt quite weird about it at first and was very anxious the night before but says it went well and helped her understand the topic being discussed, so yay.

@HibiscusIsland my DD applied for biology snd has had 4 offers but waiting on Durham either way which is often Feb time.

What are the other 2 unis and are they all biology? What are DDs predicted grades? When did the form go off from the school?

I think Bristol and Warwick are normally late in the new year. Southampton was 3-6 weeks for other friends.

Congratulations on Plymouth, Delphi! Is it a favourite contender?

The saddest, most tragic news, Horace, I'm so sorry. Poor lad and his poor family.

icanbe, that sounds very worrying. If he's too weak to see a GP, he definitely needs to be seen. Can a friend take him to out-of-hours? I'd have a low tolerance of anything that is making him so weak he can't cough; it could be pleurisy, which might turn into pneumonia.

Zebra, that's fantastic news! Warwick!! Well done to your DD!

@icanbewhatiwant my kids are pretty stoic so if they said this I would class this as extremely serious and be driving there to take charge. (I know my siblings child feels like he's dying with a sniffle so wouldn't take it as seriously so only you can gauge if his description is accurate) If he really has no strength to cough then he doesn't need a GP he needs A & E - I assume he's PCR negative or has he got COVID? Have you seen him on FaceTime to gauge how unwell he is? Does he have housemates and what do they think? Does he have a temperature and what are his sats like? Sorry for all the questions.

@icanbewhatiwant can DS1 go home? I think it is horrible being ill in a student house. Sorry it looks like your trip to see your mum will have to be delayed.

Congratulations on offers @Delphigirl, @Zebracat, sorry if I have missed anyone.

Great news on the offers @Delphigirl and @Zebracat!

Sorry to hear things are stressful at home in various ways @icanbewhatiwant and @Nard75. I hope there’s an improvement in attitude at some point soon - but maybe they just need to move out/go to uni. It often seems to bring about a big improvement in family relationships.

Really sorry to hear @Horace123 news, specially so near to Christmas, how awful 😢