I am really upset this morning.
My next door neighbour and friend, has gone on all year about protecting herself from Covid. I feel the same, my husband’s a scientist he knows a lot of ‘stuff’ and he is very careful.
Two days ago my friend, let’s call her Jane, found out her son had Covid and she immediately raced into town and brought him back from his flat to her house. He’s now in a small room above her garage.
She goes in to look after him and feed him, wearing just a mask, no PPE. She has long conversations with him too.
We were all supposed to be going to a neighbour’s house for dinner this week (inside) and my husband put his foot down and said no way.
I did not know what to do so, after mulling it over I went to the hostess and told her how uncomfortable we would feel. I suggested that she postponed dinner and came up with an excuse for it to save all embarrassment. She was very grateful for the heads up and did that straightaway.
Jane went mad. She sent me a horrible text, caused all kinds of upset and now they are all meeting ‘for a drink’ on the same night, to pacify her, but without us. We were ‘invited’ but for the same reasons we have declined.
Now I feel horrible. My husband says I have to get over it but this is a tiny, rural community and now I feel like an outsider.
Covid is real, it’s a terrible disease and there is a reason why people should be isolating and at the very least wearing PPE.
I’m left feeling rubbish today. I’d really appreciate some support.
