Why I am self-isolating
It’s a question that many of us will face in the coming days and weeks, at what point do we decide to self-isolate. Where do we draw the line between caution and not giving in to the mass hysteria that the slightest sniffle could be the coronavirus.
Obviously, given that I am (a) male, (b) married to a doctor and (c) have a sister who is a nurse, I have never been able to make an autonomous decision about my health. I have simply been told how I am feeling and, usually, that I need to get out of bed and get on with it. So, why am I now self-isolating?
Over the course of the last few days, Emily has been feeling ill but without fulfilling the government criteria to self-isolate (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-people-with-confirmed-or-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection) . Emily has, therefore, been staying at home to minimise the risk of spreading the infection. However, yesterday evening, I started to feel a bit bleurgh (technical term) and woke up this morning wondering whether ‘coughing ones lungs out’ was actually a possibility rather than merely a saying. While “persistent cough” is not defined in the guidance, I felt that I had crossed the threshold and should now follow the professional advice.
Irrespective of your personal view on the Government and their advisors, most of us are far less qualified than they are to make informed decisions about how we should act. Now, it may just be my autistic love of rules, but my view is that the guidance is the best that we have at the moment and therefore it is only right that we follow it.
Fortunately, before falling ill we stocked up on the essentials (see above) although, worryingly, Amy said this morning that she would rather eat me and I am fairly sure she wasn’t kidding. My options are limited. The dog isn’t going to take kindly to being roasted while the fish are all far too small to be worth the effort. Oh well, there’s always the snails to fry up with some garlic…
On a serious note, we will be fine. Yes, we don’t feel well. Yes, the idea of being in a house with 2 young children and a feral dog isn’t my idea of fun. Yes, there is only so much Peppa Pig one can watch without wishing to remove one’s eyes but we are much better off than many people.
Love to all
2 thoughts on “Why I am self-isolating”
Hey there 🙂
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:P)
I just launched my site –also built in wordpress
like yours– but the theme slows (!) the site down quite a bit.
In case you have a minute, you can find it by searching for “royal cbd” on Google (would appreciate
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Keep up the good work– and hope you all take care of yourself during the coronavirus scare!
Hi Justin
Thank you for your comment, which is kind of you. I use the Nisarg theme (the free, lite version). This is my first attempt at web hosting so it is very much a work in progress! Good luck with the site.
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