Do you ever feel this will never be over?

FranT I am so sorry, words are not enough
Sincere condolences to you and the family

I'm so sorry to everyone who has lost a loved one. My heart goes out to you.

FranT - I am so sorry to hear this.

FranT..heartbreaking for you..God bless ⚘⚘

FranT I am so, so sorry for your loss. It must be so hard to bear. Thinking of you and your family

I was feeling very weepy yesterday too. I read FranT’s post about losing her poor DD and felt like I knew her personally .

I am so very sorry FranT

Condolences Fran I’m so very very sorry. There are no words that Could possibility comfort you. Please know I will hold you and your family in my thoughts.

FranT so sorry to read about your beloved daughter, heartbreaking.

Hi there to all the lovely people in UK.....stay safe & keep your distances!!!...we too here in Australia finding it all very sureal & I said to my Husband it is like being in an episode of Dr. Who....my heart goes out to all who have this terribe virus...its so frightening.....anyway stay strong over there....as we will here, sending you all soft hugs from across the Sea!!!!....
Margaret....

Thank you Margaret
Many Gransnetters have family in Australia as well as worldwide. They do seem further away than ever at the moment and I worry about when I will see them again,fingers crossed we will.

Stay safe and well.

What is nice, if that’s the correct word, is to know that one isn’t alone with negative thoughts. We really are in it together

FranT - so sad to read your news, there are no words but my heart goes out to you.

FranT,have only just read your post.I am so very sorry for your loss.Sending love,strength and prayers to you?

FranT, I'm sorry for your losses-

FranT - I am so sorry for your loss. Words cannot describe the terrible time that you are going through. I feel like this hell is never going to end and if it does then the world will never be the same again. Sending love and hugs but even that is just not enough. X

I was managing ok until last week when I heard my cousin in the UK had passed away due to the virus. He had been admitted to hospital with gall bladder problems and contracted the virus there along with 17 other people. I myself was in the middle of undergoing tests for various conditions and had hospital referrals. What scares me now is if I need medical treatment at any time, I really don't want to be going anywhere near a hospital at the moment!
Also I was watching a programme where a scientist was explaining that there may never be a vaccine.

My immediate family are all overseas and I had to cancel a trip to see my daughter and family. I am getting quite despondent at the thought that it may be a very long time before I get to see them again. Even if things get back to some sort of normality, I think it will be difficult to get a flight anywhere and the cost will be prohibitive. In addition I am wondering if it will ever be safe for us older people to venture out.

I am also finding this time particularly difficult as I lost my husband around this time last year. I was supposed to be spending the time with my daughter and family but it wasn't to be.

I don't feel like it will never be over but I havent a clue what over will look like- So I try to imagine it sometimes-

There's so many scenarios ..

Oh please do not get so depressed. Things are bad out there but we will get through as we have got through so many other things. Put your head down and get on with everyday chores - find something to take your mind off things. I do agree that life will never be the same again and we will all have to adapt to the change - I always remember the saying 'life is not fair'
but we cannot change what is happening so we have to face the challenge and survive till we get there. Sorry if I am pontificating but it is one of my ways of getting through this as well.

Most of the time I am remaining positive. I am cooking new meals and baking, reading more books, making a jigsaw and going into the garden for fresh air and even a bit of sunshine. I am watching Foyle's War box set, I am exercising on exercise bike indoors. I am not sleeping well and when I wake up in middle of night I just wonder if the world as we knew it will ever be quite the same again. I cancelled my Easter break in France and have not booked a summer holiday, especially as some companies won't give refunds. Last Easter we were in France and we went walking and primroses everywhere. I wonder if we will effectively lose six months or even longer.

I did read a scientist at Oxford university who specializes in vaccines has been working on a vaccine for this dreadful Covid 19 and is hopeful her team will have a vaccine ready by October or even September. She said she thinks it will be ready for trials in July.

Some very tough times for many here. So sorry.

This is not going to end any time soon. I think that we, as a society, will have to live with it for the next year or so until a vaccine becomes readily available, plus some will have immunity, we hope. Restrictions will come an go, and those at more risk will have to isolate if they choose. We can only make the best of the situation we find ourselves in and explore new ways to live our lives.

We are learning all the time; even if there is no vaccine for a while there will hopefully be ways found of treating the virus that will lower the mortality rate. As a by product we may learn about a lot of other things also. And the world is healing itself; carbon levels are down etc etc. However how we heal the people that have been affected by this virus is another matter; people that have lost loved ones and front line workers that will have been traumatised; people will need counselling for a long time to come.

This virus has the potential to end a species - human beings. We (humans) have the potential to end lots of species - and we do. Every week an animal, insect or plant becomes extinct and we just shrug and think oh well. We are so arrogant in thinking we can conquer/control nature. We can't. We are at its mercy. Nature will triumph over humans. There are too many of us abusing the planet and that's the bottom line.

The next super crises coming at us full speed is the overuse of antibiotics. If that happens it will make this crises look like a walk in the park.