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Vulnerable elderly parents and lockdown

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iwantmyownicecreamvan · 05/04/2020 13:29

My parents are in their 90s. They live about half an hour's car journey away from me. My father has quite serious heart trouble. My mother also has health problems but not as severe. She is not well at the moment.

My father recently came out of hospital and said he didn't need any help. For the most part they can manage - they have supermarket delivery etc and my mother can usually do most household things. Of course their cleaner has had to stop coming which is a bit of a problem but has to happen.

I am not going into work at the moment - not for the last 2 weeks. I also have a supermarket delivery and haven't been out. I live with my son who also isn't at work but does occasionally go to the shop, say 2 or three times a week.

I presume that under the current measures I am not allowed to go and check on them or see they are all right for washing/cleaning.

They are such a worry and I feel I can't do right for doing wrong. What should/can I do?

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Griselda1 · 19/04/2020 23:34

So sad for you and I do hope you and your father make a good recovery

Timeforredwine · 19/04/2020 23:52

So sorry for your loss. Praying for you.

Peakypolly · 20/04/2020 00:00

What a sad update. You did all you could. Hoping for you to have a swift recovery. I hope your DS is doing ok.

iwantmyownicecreamvan · 05/06/2020 12:53

It struck me that I should have come back to this thread to say that I did recover from what I am 99% sure was Coronavirus - but that sadly my Dad died less than a month after my mum.

Thanks to everyone for their good wishes and thoughts.

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puffinandkoala · 05/06/2020 15:37

I'm so sorry to hear that Flowers

I hope you are recovering as well as can be expected in the circumstances.

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