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Not sure what to do......

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BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack · 17/03/2020 16:08

Please don't flame me if you think I'm being dim....

I volunteer for a local charity and am a befriender for a 94 year old man who I see everyweek. I am supposed to see him tomorrow and he still wants this to go ahead....all his clubs etc have been cancelled and he has no one else so without all his stuff going on will get very lonely and probably depressed. However, I really don't want to put him at risk because he is 94 and if he was to contract CV it would not be a good outcome for him.

Writing it down it seems so obvious but I am worried for his mental wellbeing if I don't see him. Obv if we go into lock down the choice will be taken away but prior to that, should I cancel tomorrow? He lives in a private flat and I wouldn't get close to him, would literally go in, sit on the other sofa, chat for a few hours then leave.

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lubeybooby · 17/03/2020 16:09

I'd just wash hands first and make it an hour instead

ErrolTheDragon · 17/03/2020 16:16

You're not being dim.

Over the years in our families, DH and I have seen elderly relatives reach the point where essentially they'd had enough. There's a distinct likelihood that some people will get to that state sooner if they're left alone and isolated.

If this chap has sufficient hearing, would a long chat on the phone be a helpful substitute?

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