I last wrote a blog post on here in February 2020
The world was a much different place , there were rumblings of a disease in China but that would never affect us here would it ? We’d heard it before with SARS , bird flu , Ebola , all the fuss in the papers and then thankfully nothing
But pretty soon it was clear that we wouldn’t get away with it this time
Cases in the thousands daily , people dying , at first said just to be the elderly and ill but soon it was obvious that this was a disease that would take anyone
Restrictions put in place to curb the spread , masks to be worn , hand washing to the tune of ‘Happy Birthday’ , all of these things desperately trying to halt Covid 19
And yet people died , people died alone in hospitals due to the restrictions on visitors , nurses being the only witnesses to final moments and then having to break that terrible news multiple times a day People died in care homes , this disease spreading amongst the most vulnerable in society
We clapped , we stood on our doorsteps on a Thursday night and clapped for health care workers , carers , emergency services , essential workers but let’s be honest that was to make us feel we were doing something, it didn’t help them at all and their pay didn’t reflect the risks to themselves and their families
And then as numbers slowly dropped we began to return to ‘normal’ life , , pubs reopened , we were allowed to mix with a few others but still life wasn’t as it was before We were told to ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ the hospitality sector which had lost all trade for months and then when cases rose again we were told to stop doing this again
As winter approached a vaccination was developed , first given to the most vulnerable and then rolled out to everyone in decreasing ages groups , but still this wasn’t enough to prevent another lockdown shortly after Christmas 2021
As we stand now in May 2022 most people who want it have had 3 vaccinations , some people are back to work in an office , some will probably never return to that structure , working life has changed completely and many people are assessing their work / life balance and finding that work isn’t quite as important as they once thought
People ARE still getting Covid 19 ,its various strains popping up every now and again to cause fear once again , the elderly and vulnerable still have to be careful where they go , who they mix with and many still wear masks to protect themselves and those they love
Life will never be the same as it was 2 years ago , for those who have lost loved ones , for those who are left with debilitating after effects and for those who have suffered mental health issues due to the isolation lockdown xx
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