June 8 – Life in a Lockdown #62

It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster week. For the first time since the pandemic started, we had 0 daily deaths one day. However, this has been followed by a daily uptick in reported cases.

I guess the rise was to be expected with places opening and the delta variant becoming the dominant strain here in the UK. It is said to be 40% more transmittable after all.

On With The Linky!

Starting off I must say a huge thank you to Bex from Futures for joining me each week as my co-host and of course Jenni at Lyrical Host (affiliate link) for kickstarting the idea! 

If you would like to take part, it’s simple:

We ask that you give both Bex and I a link back in your post, as hosts of the linkup and you can copy the questions below. 

After that; all you need to do is pop back to mine or Bex’s post and add your link in the inlinkz.

1) How are you feeling/coping?
2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days?
3) What is your favourite post of the past 7 days (it could be yours or someone else’s)?
4) Do you have any plans for lockdown easing?
5) What have you bought this week that others might like? (Especially if from a small business.)
6) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?
7) What would you like the future to know about life during a pandemic?
8) Anything else you would like to mention?

So what did week 62 hold:

1) How are you feeling/coping?

I’m doing OK honestly we really aren’t doing much different to when everything was in full swing. I still haven’t been able to have my second vaccination. Haven’t been very well and as such we are just carrying on as was.

I’ve had some news that “the worst-case” in my health isn’t so! Which has lightened the load a little. We always thought it wasn’t, but having a professional say it isn’t, just helps reinforce that knowledge. 

2) What have you been up to over the past 7 days?

Ash’s parents popped in on Tuesday last week, which was really nice as it has been over a year since we had seen them.

I was at the hospital for tests 2 days and Ash had his yearly diabetic eye check-up.

It’s all left me a bit exhausted, but the good news from the appointments made it worthwhile.

3) What is your favourite post of the past 7 days (it could be yours or someone else’s)?

I normally try and include someones else’s post but today I’m going to go for one of mine and this account of my time in hospital.

4) Do you have any plans for lockdown easing?

Nothing else planned yet – I would love to go and sit by the canal again and just let things pass by a little. Allow myself to feel a bit of normality going on.

5) What have you bought this week that others might like? (Especially if from a small business.)

Being stuck in for a year has made me realise how little I can really get out and about. My normal is being at home as I can’t walk far. So something I have been looking into is getting an electric wheelchair.

For me I don’t want a scooter, that just isn’t quite right. I also have a manual wheelchair, which I can’t move myself unless it’s in circles. Plus I don’t want to rely on others all the time.

However, I will need to do some saving and / or crowd funding before that dream becomes a reality.

One thing I did do lately was buy some sticks from Cool Crutches and here they are.

Now you might be wondering why I got a set when I can only use my right-hand side.. Well, I accidentally ordered a left-hand stick the first time and as they are personalised, it wasn’t really something I could ask them to exchange.

So now I have a beautiful pair, and if my left side ever starts working again well I have one ready.

Cool Crutches, do a range of both sticks and crutches which can be bought in premade designs and make your own.

6) What have you been grateful for over the past 7 days?

Good news from the hospital. Although I would still like to know what was going on?! Sometimes having a good answer to one thing, just opens up different questions without answers.

7) What would you like the future to know about life during a pandemic?

Listen to the scientists, they know what they are talking about.

8) Anything else you would like to mention?

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