This is either going to be incredibly outing or I am going to find out that lots more people are just as selfish as my uncles.
I just found out that my 80+ grandad is still doing the weekly shop despite Having 2 healthy men living with them.
I also found out that my uncles have been socialising with my cousin who had told me that they have been off work since monday with a cough and temperature. Despite knowing that my grandparents are over 80 (not the recomended 70) and my gran has terminal cancer all over including her LUNG! If she gets a cold she is hospitalised, she was only 3/4 months ago and again about 5 months before that.
She had someone come round telling her that she is at the most risk as she already has trounle with her lung. A respiratory problem like cv will kill her no doubt.
I think they are both being selfish as fuck as they are not just going to work but socialising with someone who is supposed to be self isolating.
By the way I'm pissed off at my stupid cousin too.
Apparently they don't care if their mum or gran dies. Despite housing them for 50 odd fucking years.
I haven't visited my grandparents because I don't want them to die. But the people who live with them who 'love them more because I'm there everyday and you only visit once a week'
are actively putting them in danger and shputing at me when I ask them why!
Going to work is one thing- but they still don't have the same pressures as everyone else (homelessness and starvation) if they didnt work- but socialising with people showing symptoms?! Are you kidding me.
I have spoken to my grandparents about it and they are obviously worried but they feel like they can't tell 2 grown men what to do in their own home.
Well it's my grandparents home first and formost and I think since they got out of paying full rent/bills/ council tax / for years with just a token amount for food and 'rent' they can do without tue social calls if it could come to death.
They both could move in with other family members fairly easily- family members who have offered because of the risk to their grandparents/ parents. But they don't want to do that- even though it is an option. They also feel they have the right to socialise however way they want to- with no regards to the health and safety of their parents.
I am worried inheritance may be on their mind to be perfectly honest.
One works for the nhs so is very aware of the risks. The other works in an office with hot desking but I dont know if any measures have been put in place in regards to contamination.
I know though that hes worried about job security so i get why he's still working . But i dont know why they havent taken up anyone on their offer (begging) of temporarily moving out. Family members with spare rooms and even an onsuit on one.
I don't know what to do. Half of the family is really pissed off. The other half is on the fence/ you cant police them side.
If anything happened I would never ever speak to either again, nor my cousin. And quite a few family members feel that way too.