My adult brother lives by himself in a tier 2 area and I also live alone, again, tier 2 about two hours drive away.
I’ve been extremely ill for a number of years with PTSD following a very severe DV assault and also due to this haven’t seen my family for years. A few months ago (thanks in no small part to advice from very kind people on MN) my attacker was removed from the property and since then my PTSD is much improved although I have been told some of the physical injuries are unlikely to get better I am still working (wfh) and don’t need help with day to day physical activities I.e. a carer.
I’d been really looking forward to seeing my brother again this Xmas and the plan was for him to stay 2 nights over Xmas...it’s a huge deal for me.
As we are both single person households can we form a support bubble over the Xmas period to enable him to stay for 2 nights ? Also although we both live in tier 2 areas my brother would have to drive through tier 4 to get to me ( no need to stop).
If the roles were reversed, I think I would just go tbh however my brother is very worried about following the rules (he doesn’t know the full details of what happened to me ) and I want to be sure I’m giving him the correct information when I tell him he can still come for 2 nights.
I’ve not been able to find any information about driving through tier 4 online and I’m not sure if we qualify to form a support bubble to allow a 2 night stay. My situations a bit crap but I know there are millions of people in far worse positions...elderly alone alone etc. Very grateful for any advice.