Is everyone else as confused as Mrs MC and I are? We are both 70, active and sociable but have underlying health issues, Mrs MC Polymyalgier and I T2D in remission. We have self isolated, keep social distance, not from one another, family have also decided to protect us and even their friends are offering to shop for us, so all good. BUT there are still questions and pressure from our peers.
1. Should I still Mountain Bike? I need to excersise, can avoid others as it's all on open land not towns or does the self isolation suggested by PM mean I should stay in?
2. Then there is the irresponsibleness of Mountain Biking, if I should fall off I am adding pressure on the NHS.
3. Can we go to the shops or should we be relying on family to do it for us?
4. If we go a walk with our Labrador can we go together or should we go alone? Some EU countries I think have said there dog walkers and excersise must be done singly.
5. Can we go a ride in the VW camper, park in isolated spots and brew a cuppa and enjoy the scenery or is this non essential travel.
6. Friends are still meeting up and getting together and are always hinting we should join them, we don't and are beginning to feel odd. It feels a bit strange not socialising, it's not so much out of fear but out of respect for what we think are Gov guide lines.
7. We don't think our family holiday first week of June in a remote cottage on the Lyn Peninsula will happen, our son, some of our friends and cottage hire web sites don't seem to think there is a problem BUT balance is soon due. If it is allowed should Mrs MC and I go, 12 family members in one cottage, we are not worried but would it be irresponsible based on Gov guidelines for our age group and possible strain on NHS.
8. If we should get C19 do we do the 7/14 day isolation and see how it developed ORdo we straight away phone 111 as vulnerable people? I think we would self isolate but I read somewhere that this group should contact 111.
9. Can we travel the 60 mile round trip to check MILs bungalow in Wolverhampton, insurance states we need to check it weekly and anyway lighttimers need to be changed every now and then. But should we?
10. Mrs MC still needs to take care of her horse every day and wants to. Involves seeing people, she social distances, wears disposable gloves but there are Police OFficers, NHS workers and Teachers useing the stables also. This one is just a concern.
Then just to add to our confusion and concerns we have just a minute ago had a message from MILs care home. Their food shopping order as been cancelled, this is the second time, they are running out of supplies, they are asking realatives if they can help, go shopping find food and supplies. This is a big national group care home, we can't fault their care BUT how can this be happening?
I consider Mrs MC and I to be bright intelligent people but we are getting more and more confused by what we can and can't do, we will probably have to be guided by our social consciousness, rightly or wrongly.