Hi
I wondered what your elderly (80+) non shielding parents are doing during the current climate? Particularly since exercise has become more free and some more shops etc are starting to open?
Are they extra cautious? Are you worried?
FIL is early 80's, he's got Parkinson's - so is high risk but not shielding. He and MIL have pretty much hidden away for the last 10 weeks ( they believed they were meant to be shielding), but have now been told they aren't in the shielding category ( by a health professional) so now are keen to go out for walks and yesterday announced they are considering going to the garden centre at some point.
FIL is a naturally stressy person, he doesn't like being hemmed in, if he has something he wants doing then he has minimal patience to wait to do it. That's just the way he is.
DH's brother is adamant he shouldn't be leaving the house ( I don't know how long for), his wife is similar.
DH sits in the middle, feels he ideally shouldn't be going out but says he can't stop him. I sit on the be careful, pick the places you go to ( ideally not the garden centre- but if you have to try quiet times) as I feel the stress he's under isn't healthy for him either - so a bit of a balance. I'm in the minority though, and accept that I'm the in law so don't get too involved. I feel the more people have a go at FIL, the more he'll go against it. It's better to agree that a change of scenery is good, but just be cautious - maybe support him by suggesting places that seem quieter.
So back to my original question, what are your elderly parents doing?