News in review

Last night the UK sat with baited breath for Boris Johnson to appear on our screen, to reveal the truth about the rumors that we were going back into national lockdown. 

Originally he was mean to pop up our screens at 4pm but the time kept continuously changing until around 6:30pm/ 7pm, he finally appeared and after some long winded discussions on the why and wherefores, he announced, that on Thursday, the UK would go back into lockdown. 

There were however some differences this time. Schools, collages and such would remain open and construction workers would continue working. That last one was the one that really effected us. As Dan is a window fitter. 

This was not good news to us. How could we keep our family safe if he is having to go into other peoples homes, especially with my compromised immune system, due to my Crohn’s treatment. 

Nor can we isolate separately because if I have a seizure in the night, which seems to be when they most like to happen, no one will be there to know and if it goes on to long, no one will be there to call and ambulance. 

This is really worrying me now. It’s not as if people getting windows, doors and conservatories is an essential  thing. It’s ridiculous, but of course his boss will use that announcement to keep them all there. All I can hope is the general public has more sense and says they don’t want unnecessary people in their home. But we’ve already seen how selfish people can be. 

I also know that they cancelled cancer treatment last lockdown, but not if they cancelled the treatment for Crohn’s, so am worried they might stop my treatment and I’ll end up really poorly and in a lot of pain again.

Dan say’s he doesn’t think they will, because with Crohn’s, if they don’t treat it people will have bad flares and end up hospitalized. Putting even more strain on the NHS, but only time will tell I guess. 

And I do have an infusion booked during the lockdown period. 

The other this of course is how they will handle things after this lockdown, are they gonna let people flood to all corners of the Uk for holidays again, let the pubs be rammed with no one following the social distancing rules, or will they keep things better controlled?

One this is sure, 2020 can seriously not get any worse. 

So how about you? What do you think of the new lockdown? Are you worried, scared, concerned? Do you think they are doing the right thing or that they should have done something else? 

Leave your thoughts in the comments. 

Love and hugs Joss xx