Plea from a mum (not me, shared with me by a friend)

For gods sake!- NO SHORT WALKS IN THE OPEN AIR- GET IN YOUR BACK GARDEN!!! AND DEFINITELY NO 'COFFEE MORNGS'- Did you not hear Boris say NO SOCIALISING??!!!

M0nica Sun 22-Mar-20 14:33:54

Yes!

I will be frank. I find the photos and the message from the mother, Lauren Fullbrook, posted here by GagaJo very distasteful.
See her facebook picture here to recognise her from others of the same name. I think her piece about her son has been taken off facebook.
I've explained I was hurt by the attack which was un-called for, but I did not say that the emotional style and the photos she so freely plastered for the world to see of her poor little boy suffering, when he must have been frightened, in pain and indeed terrified enough to ask if he was going to die, horrified me. At this terrible time for her son, what did "mom" do? She took photos of him! Not only that, she put them on the internet and wrote a long agonising letter to go with them! Can you seriously imagine doing that while you child is that ill! While he is on the hospital bed? I remember being almost frozen with fear when my daughter aged 8 was taken to hospital. I couldn't think, I was even scared that if I hugged her I would hurt her! A lovely older Nurse reassured me so I could reassure my daughter. Is this mother reassuring her son?

The medical information and photos of his care did not ring true with what we were told. Fortunately we have an expert among us here who has explained that extremely well. We know about fake photos from Syria and the wars in the middle east, which were used in the newspapers. Remember the little boy all dusty alone in the middle seat of the ambulance? That was fake. Well, these photos are not what they seem. It's a mystery how they are from Kent, where a relative vouches for them, and from West Midlands where somebody vouches for them and from another place where the poster has been put up that is neither of these two but where somebody knows them.....

It's time for some dignity and truth. I would like to thank mbmb for saying it so well, which I shall repeat with thanks, I think I now know enough about Covid 19 without social media and the graphic posts that are doing the rounds

For me this reference holds enough mystery regarding its veracity and is distasteful in its exploitation of a child who is ill, thus is not appropriate for Gransnet. Our standards are higher.

I am on day 5 self isolation this is a nasty virus.I hardly had the strength to get to the bedroom to bathroom had a continuous dry cough fever sore throat and headache
I could hardly breathe was on the verge of going into hospital.I am a asthmatic .Lot better now but very frightening.

In fear of being shot down (that’s happened before on here before) I just want to say.
I have read this over and over and I can see no evidence of Bitterness in any post from Monica I think her post was measured reasoned and rational. The definition of bitterness is "anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly; resentment:" That is not evident anywhere as far as I can see.
Maybe we should Be kind or be quiet

Don't know whether the original post is genuine or not, though the underlying message is obviously correct. I would just add that the virus can badly affect children too. We have a 5 year old boy in our extended family who has been hospitalised with it. His mum says he has never been so ill. She says it is much more aggressive in kids than she was led to believe.

Worried now about my 10 year old granddaughter who is asthmatic. Thank God the schools are closed.

Herbie9 (and *Chewbacca) thank you very much for your support.

I very rarely message but have always enjoyed reading GN particularly the regular responders. Monica you are very wise and articulate and have always found your posts helpful and interesting. Well said here. Stay safe everyone.

I am in complete isolation and really keeping to it as I am at risk and mindful of my young niece who’s a doctor monitoring Covid patients on the wards of a London hospital.

I read this first thing this morning and logged off. Now I have had time to think about it. Whether this post is true or not and whether you want to believe it, it is your choice. I think the main thing about this post is that it brings home the fact that we all need to be careful. Extremely careful. The news is depressing and very scary. I am worried for my family, two work for NHS. I am worried for myself also, being high risk. People need to be self isolating, social distancing, and stop being so complacent and some extremely selfish. It is out there just waiting to bite. I would add that I do hope the little boy is recovering.

I didn't think that Monica's post was in any way "bitter" and I can't, for the life of me, see where you have seen any bitterness in it Pix5.

Not remotely bitter. I just dislike people who flog serious crisis like we are facing at the moment, for an emotional high. The current crisis is far too serious for that.

Wow Monica, you bitter woman. Take a breath.

Agree with your comments completely.

Paranoia not patronising!!

Urmstongran Agree entirely my undoubted empathy helps no one at all and just feeds my patronising. My DH and DS have instructed me stop reading the news as I am just getting silly with my avoidance and rules my DD has had the virus and recovered (thankfully ) I have banned her from her planned Easter visit as she needs to mix with us and return and I will have to get extra provisions to feed her. However my husband says if we stop doing everything we may as well be dead already. He’s already lost 25% of his savings and pension and most of his retirement plans involved foreign travel so he now thinks it would have been better if we’d died last year.

No disrespect to gagajo at all as I know she posted in very good faith as a emotive reminder but I personally think this thread should be taken down We do not know how genuine this story is we don’t know if the little chap was just poorly with ‘anything’ or not at all we don’t know if the pictures were taken this year last year or whenever if it’s in West Midlands or Kent as originally told We know no details at all We have nothing to judge it by
We really do know the message through and through There are so many threads telling us in a multitude of ways

dizzyblond a well reasoned and sensible post.

Of course we are all worried for family and friends but I think I now know enough about Covid 19 without social media and the graphic posts that are doing the rounds. The Daily Mail online this morning had a truly terrifying article supposedly written by a doctor - I wouldn't check it out unless you want to be scared out of your wits. I can't see the point of this. It's not helping anyone/

Most of us are being sensible - some of us are not.

I don’t need the graphics to know how very serious this is. Me watching the Italian sick people on wards breathing by ventilator won’t help them, nor my mental health. I can’t breathe for them nor help them.

It’s very sad and I’m not lacking in compassion but these stories and tv visuals are not helping anyone - not them nor us. If you scare me half to death, in what way would that help me? Or them.

Sorry, I swerve all this where I can. (I didn’t look at the photos and only read the first paragraph). It’s like rubbernecking at the scene of an accident.

This Brummie has never said Mom in her life!

As well I’m terrified that my daughter and her husband will have to go to work in the hospital giving palliative care to the sick and dying. Just writing this makes me cry. I’m terrified of losing my girl or her husband (they are GPs and have been told they may have to do this) and I’m terrified of my grandchildren being left without a parent. I’m terrified because a lot of medics in Italy have ended up in IC themselves. I’m terrified because the NHS hasn’t got sufficient proper protective clothing for the medics to wear. I’m sorry anyone who thinks it’s all an over reaction (like my 92 year old mother) but it’s not an over reaction when people’s lives are at risk. It’s not an over reaction when your own precious child is at risk.

I agree with Dizzyblonde and Monica.

SillyNanny321
:You said;

"So there is help & kindness still around in the middle of all the selfishness going on"

So true! Indeed I believe there is more kindness than selfishness. It's just so unfortunate that the selfishness makes such a big impression.

I wish the Govt. would just say "Don't" and not leave it as a wishy-washy advice situation. It has been proved for years that unless you make it compulsory people do not take it seriously. E.g. people did not wear seat belts although cars had them until it was the law. When asked if they thought seat belts were a good idea before it was compulsory people said effectively 'reasonably good idea' when asked after it was compulsory they answered 'very good idea'. It would be the same if people were forced not to panic buy or mix socially.

Gaga
This post is heart rending, it made me feel tearful just reading about it. I hope this little child is recovering now. I pray all of our beloveds remain safe. To be honest I’m worried about this whole situation, too many people are complacent.

What a sad old lot with a few exceptions. Is it not bad enough that some people think us oldies should shuffle off. Why is there a need to write all this nasty stuff. Should we not all be trying to be kind at this awful time. I am not depressed at having to stay in . just by all these self righteous "Ladies"

@Tillybelle Thank you