I'm really going back and forth on this, so braving the vipers. NC as identifying.
We live in NI, I'm from Dublin. We had booked a week in Dublin near my parents for early October. My dad was diagnosed with cancer in early July, a couple of days after our DC2 was born. We don't know his prognosis yet but I'm not optimistic tbh.
The trip in Oct was booked to be a couple of weeks after his first lot of treatment, in the hopes he would be well enough to see a fair bit of us. We've booked an apartment so we're not staying with my parents.
Dublin now has more restrictions, and travel in or out of the county is banned. I'm not sure what our position is coming from NI, but clearly in the spirit of the regulations we shouldn't travel. As things currently stand we wouldn't be breaking any NI rules by traveling. Once there, we could just visit my parents indoors (allowed), although we'd likely see at least one friend for a walk. We would like to go for the odd meal out but most places are closed, no big deal.
I really don't know what to do. If we decide not to go, we can postpone without losing any money. But who knows if we'll manage to get a date that suits DH's work and dad's treatment and any later covid restrictions.
I really don't know what to do. I think we all need to do our bit, and I'm happy to make sacrifices (two full-time jobs and no childcare during lockdown, DH only visiting for an hour a day when we had DC2 etc), but this could be my dad's last chance to spend time with our DC (only grandchildren and much adored) while in reasonable health. We video call a lot, but it's not the same. He's only met DC2 once. OTOH, that may prove to be melodramatic.
My mum has no support nearby as my only other sibling lives a flight away. She's awesome and coping well, but I'd still like to get a proper chat with her and give her a bit of a lift as well as dad.
WWYD MN? Go and break the rules, or stay home and do our bit.