To be bloody worried?

[SquintyMcSquint]

My family have all been poorly since Christmas Day. We had my Mum yours as her oven broke but
Grandparents
Aunt
2x cousins

Have all had some sort of bug since Christmas Day.

Grandparents and Aunt have both been diagnosed today with pneumonia. Grandad and aunt have been admitted both in icu, grand mother is at home in bed which is totally unlike her but she's unwell so it's not unexpected.

How can I help my mum? She's not yet caught it and is 1 hour away from both the hospital and my grandmother, we are 1.5 hours away and are going this weekend.

How can I help? My cousins are 15 and 13 Dad is away on business, should I try and see if they need anything?

Make meals?

Please help!

Maybe take the kids home with you I'm sure that would relieve a lot of worry for their parents. Get them to help with some care packages for the other relatives but maybe avoid getting too close to your other relatives atm just speak to your gran on the phone if possible I'm sure she would understand. Someone needs to be able to look after everything else as there's a lot of nasty bugs going around. Keep well xx

Just ask.

I've had Pneumonia twice, my teen Girls were brilliant and we didn't need anything.

My Mum and my eldest DD helped with sorting stuff out when I was out of hospital because I couldn't lift anything and was very weak.

I would have liked someone to take my Girls out for a treat to somewhere like the Gourmet Burger Kitchen and just listen if they felt like talking about things.

Would getting in an agency carer help with your gran?

I'd tell them you are doing a big shop and to let you know which kind of ready meals and fruit etc that they like (if you can afford it). It's direct and less easily swerved than "can I get you anything" which is so often answered with a no even when help would be good.

Make sure your grandmother is hydrated as its easy to not drink when you're stuck in bed and ill, and it'll be so important for her recovery. Maybe bottles of water with sport lids she could keep by the bed and just get a fresh one when she wants?