DH has just found out he has to go in for a biopsy which may lead to treatment/diagnosis/further suggestion of shielding if the outcome is poor.
He has to self-isolate for 2 weeks before the procedure and we are trying to work out whether it would be better to put him in the spare room (which is where his workstation is), use the bathroom separately and eat separately OR for us all to self-isolate for 2 weeks.
We have 2 DCs and the older one has SEN and has been in school 3 days a week which has aided everyone's mental health considerably - that's the main reason I'm hesitating over 2 weeks' self isolation for us all. They also need a lot of running around (we were considering getting a letter saying DS was allowed to exercise more than once a day, early on in lockdown, but then they sorted out a school place for him).
We have a teeny tiny back yard and we could just play in there or do Joe Wicks for 2 weeks to tire the DCs out but when DS was not in school it was really bad for his state of mind as well as DD (they are 8 and 5).
I would probably send DS full time for the two weeks and concentrate on DD and on feeding everyone, keeping everything clean and getting my own work done at the dining table.
The DCs could probably stay away from DH for 2 weeks though I imagine there may be a few blips at the start.
It would be harder if it was me shielding especially with DD as she relies on me a lot.