Family visits after lockdown

[MozFan]

My parents live a 4 hour drive away from us. They’re desperate to see my DS, their grandson when restrictions are lifted. Obviously I’d like to see them too. I haven’t seen my dad since Christmas.
What are the chances they’ll be allowed to travel on the motorway and come to stay with us once restrictions are no longer an issue? My worry is that they will allow people to see family and friends in small groups, but travel will continue to be restricted to essential only, so they wouldn’t be able to come and stay.
My in laws only live 20 mins away so we could see them no problem if things are eased further down the line.

Sorry if this post sounds like a ramble and doesn’t make much sense, I’m very tired and anxious tonight

Anyone? I’m feeling really down at the moment about it all.

I’m sorry OP, no one knows! We will all just have to wait and see.

Honestly, no one knows. There's no point asking on here because any reply is just going to be someone guessing. Sorry you're feeling so down about it right now but be prepared for it to continue for quite a while yet.

I think the thing is, no one knows. Anything anyone says will be an uninformed guess really. I get that it’s very hard though. My parents are in their late 80s and live 3 hours drive away. We haven’t seen them since early March when we went to help them get locked down in anticipation of this. I usually see them every three weeks and I’m worried sick about them, they have no one but each other where they are. Safe, but at a high cost.

No one can tell you the chances of this being the case. You'll have to wait it out and see. It's hard, I get that

It also depends on the age of your parents because if they are over 70 or have pre existing conditions and are shielding then it is possible restrictions for this group will be suggested beyond a lockdown for the general population.

I think lots of people are worried about the same thing.

How are we going to be able to see parents/gparents again at all, even if they live near, and even if we are technically allowed to, given the ongoing risk?

At the moment it seems family in Australia are as close as the ones down the road. DS has embraced video calls and I'm thinking of getting a portal so the calls are on the tv and family get a better view of DS running around the room instead of being a blur in the background. It's not the same but it's something.