Jack, Sevilla – April 12th Day 28 of Quarantine

1 Month of Quarantine down and at least another 2 weeks to go (though another extension is almost a certainty at this point.) I’m a bit fed up of watching Netflix and lazing around so yesterday I bought a MIDI keyboard off Amazon, if I’m going to be locked up I might as well try and learn some basic piano! Still it’s not due to arrive until the 22nd of April (4 days before the current lock down is due to end) so may not need it anyway!

Today is Easter Sunday and to celebrate we are having a barbecue on the roof terrace which should be good as it’s a nice day today.

Juliet, Holloway, 11 April 2020

Just had another frustrating conversation with a nurse on Mum’s ward. They won’t allow mum to be discharged until she’s been hypo-free for 24 hours and unfortunately her blood sugars and heart rate are still all over the place. I put our case that we can’t expect perfection: we feel she’ll be safer at home now that Dad’s so much better. I wrote to the consultant to say the same thing. Back to thumb-twiddling…

A Sainsbury’s delivery slot suddenly popped up late last night. They’re very welcome but never for exactly when you want them. This one was for today. Dad’s disgruntled because he favours a just-in-time (or when-you’ve-run-out) approach to shopping and getting in too many supplies is anathema to him. At least he’ll have plenty of gin!

Juliet, Holloway, 10 April 2020

Mum won’t be out of hospital today. Her blood sugar reading was a bit low this morning so they are keeping her in. When I phoned, she was having a shower so is obviously well otherwise.

Dad is much better and saying he has nearly shaken off his cold.

The weather is still lovely. Today I picked up a few odds and ends from Mayfield Stores and Robin’s, including delicious home-made puddings for Mum and Dad’s freezer

The local community group here in Dethick Lea and Holloway has been amazing and I’m hoping to tap into it to get some permanent help for Mum and Dad when I hopefully leave in early June. My brilliant landlady has also lent me some lighter clothes: I only brought a few cold weather things when I arrived three weeks ago.

I’m logging my symptoms (or lack thereof) on the Covid Tracker app every day. Our area Amber Valley is not badly affected and currently shows as pale pink on the map.

Leon and Lily are having a barbecue in my garden. So unfair! They’re torturing me. This is the first day I’ve longed to be able to go home.