Well That’s Christmas Cancelled For Us

My son works abroad and was originally not due to be home for Christmas so DDiL & the 2 boys were heading to her parents for Christmas. First of all, younger son, 3, caught Covid then mum got it & now elder son. DS has come home early to help out, straight into a covid hotbed so they'll all be out of circulation for some time into the new year. Shit happens...

wildswan16

Christmas cannot be cancelled. Christmas is a day to spend as you wish - for many it is a day for church and God, for others it is for spending time with family, for others it is for over-indulging and opening unwanted presents.

Wherever you are, whoever you are with - it can be celebrated. Of course some of us can't be where we would prefer to be. But life doesn't always give us that. Just give thanks for what we have - which is a lot better than many in this world have.

this absolutely.

If Christmas with my DS & Family is cancelled it will just be another day on my own as it has been since the first lockdown. After second lockdown was ready to go back to volunteering when injury happened so not going back now. Very many days on my own with no friends or family close to visit plus restrictions mean a lonely life when stuck indoors. So another lockdown will be no different to me than the last 18mths-2yrs have been. Living alone is not great but I have my little companion cat so not totally alone! Have a good Christmas Gransnetters whatever happens.

Of course there are others in the same situation. Surely this doesn’t come as any surprise with so many people acting as if Covid had gone away. At least you are not on your own and I wish you a safe and Merry Christmas.

Yes we saw my grandson at my sons weekend .didn't get near him at all and he played upstairs. He lives with his mother. They are separated. But whEn home that day he tested positive for covid. They also popped to my daughters earlier on.So now we are all going be testing to see if we are clear .nothing so far anyway . My daughter and family were coming here Xmas day . But will see as long as all ok we can schedule it for another day if need to.

That’s such good news. Really pleased for you. Enjoy that special time together.

Sadly yes I have been affected since July 2019 when my DS were last over here in the UK. He works in Tokyo Japan closed their borders and I honestly feel it will be summer 2022 when I see them again. All due to Covid. Christmas again will be very quiet as friends who were coming feel it’s safer for them to stay home n not get the virus. Incidentally today Tokyo a city of 14 million have registered just 7 Covid cases.

Theoddbird

Dickens I do hope it works out for you and your son can get to you. Wishing you well x

... thank you!

He's arriving here tomorrow - so it's looking good!

Dickens I do hope it works out for you and your son can get to you. Wishing you well x

Ha ...maybe I am more fortunate than most then !! I have no family and will, as usual, be spending the season on my own .....got used to it now ...got in the chocolates, the Baileys, chicken breast (too much on a crown !) etc etc and hope there's something worth watching on the tele .............Happy Christmas everybody ...........I have done a lot of travelling this year but its looking like my New Year jaunt to foreign parts is off ...........hope I will still be around when travel is possible again !!

My DS and family from overseas found a small window in the restrictions and made it here last month. First time I'd seen them since Dec 2019 and his DS since July 2019. I feel I've celebrated already with all the family together again and we even ate in a cafe which was fully decorated for Christmas! When my DS moved abroad some years ago, we actually did a surprise Christmas dinner with all the decs for him - in September. So make of the situation and the day what you can, it's not cancelled just postponed.

DGD came back from University in London last Friday and LFT showed positive so she went for a walk-in-CPR test on Saturday and yes she has it. Luckily she has had 2 jabs and seems to be OK but the Boxing Day gathering at theirs has been put back 10 days to 27th. Fine by us - we'll have our leftovers from Christmas Day on Boxing Day. We just have to roll with it and realise that despite the virus, we will meet again as Vera used to sing and Her Majesty told us last year!

We did Christmas last Saturday with ourselves and our two children's families. We all tested beforehand.
It was lovely to be able to see them all and our grandchildren will still have the joy of Christmas Day with their parents , presents etc on the correct date.
We decided it was better to go early with it than risk not seeing our daughter's family who live a good three hours drive away, so we have not seen them for quite a while. Luckily our son and his family live about 12 miles away so it is easier to see them.
I am aware of my good fortune. A dear friend is very ill and another had her husband drop dead this year completely unexpectedly. They are both in my thoughts and prayers every day.

My son and his family were coming to me for Christmas for the first time since DH died but GD and DIL have now tested positive for Covid. Are we ever going to be able to live with this? Obviously people do die from it, but they die from flu and we don't shut the whole country down. The NHS is at the point of being overwhelmed, but with an aging population we need to have an NHS that is fit for purpose. We have the most amazing doctors, nurses and healthcare worked but not nearly enough of them. This problem can't be solved overnight but it has to be solved if we have any hope of any sort of normal life in the future.

DiL down south tested positive yesterday am. Ds and GS had drive through PCR too, both negative result in afternoons. Gs feeling a bit under the weather come evening LFT taken showed as positive. DS took test in evening, positive too. The PC R test is supposed to be highly accurate yet 8 hours later LFT shows different result. Nightmare. Can any of these tests be relied on.

As of yet my plans are all going as planned for Friday but not packing suitcase until Thursday and I’ve a turkey in freezer just incase I don’t get to travel to spend Christmas with my son and daughter inlaw and granddaughters in Manchester and then heading home Monday and hopefully travelling to Newcastle on new year’s evening for my grandson birthday following day and going home on the Sunday but will test myself before leave and when get home from both sons.

Urmstongran

I too hope you have a lovely Christmas Dickens your post was indeed poignant.

Common sense in spades from you as ever EV. ??

... thank you Urmstongran - appreciate your comment!

He's here tomorrow - virus free - and I can't wait!

I hope you have a good Christmas - a happy, and peaceful one!

Son in law positive, daughter neg LFT but has the same symptoms as her husband and several friends who are positive. She’s off for a PCR test at our drive in.
The guidance says their children can be in school and given her negative tests over 5 days, she can work, shop etc. They’re being sensible, isolating to protect others,
Oh for sensible guidance from the government

Well my view is see your families if you want to at Christmas and in 2022 as many times as you can, yes by all means take precautions if you need to, but none of us are getting any younger and we might not see another Christmas the way the world is going at the moment, so cherish the time you spend with your family.

There is nothing anyone says or writes that cannot be totally misinterpreted if someone else chooses to take it out of a very clear context that makes its real meaning abundantly clear.

Ah, well, that seems to be the current fashion so I should be delighted that someone has now done it to me.

It is not what you say/write it is how someone chooses to misinterprete it.

Everybody seem to be positive or have a positive family member at the moment. When it happened to us back in August, we felt like lepers as we didn’t hear of many others back then.
Agree this ‘watching hour by hour’ leaves many people in limbo. Lovely words from Wildswan.

BREAKING NEWS

"Covid: No new restrictions for now but 'we reserve possibility to take further action', says Johnson" (ITV)

"Announcing the outcome of the meeting, Mr Johnson said: "In view of the balance of risks and uncertainties, particularly around the infection and hospitalisation rate of Omicron - how many people does Omicron put into hospital and some other uncertainties to do with severity and booster effectiveness and so on - we agreed that we should keep the data from now on under constant review, keep following it hour by hour.

"Unfortunately I will say to people we will have to reserve the possibility of taking further action to protect the public and protect public health, protect the NHS.

"We won't hesitate to take that action."

I understand the need to check the data on a regular basis... but it does leave a lot of people in limbo.

But I think most GN'ers will do what they think is sensible to protect themselves and their families, and others. Regardless.

I just worry about all the 'refuseniks' (for want of a better word) who will simply throw caution to the wind and party like mad, gathering in large numbers in pubs and clubs...

I too hope you have a lovely Christmas Dickens your post was indeed poignant.

Common sense in spades from you as ever EV. ??

We're home alone for Christmas, we live in the North family in the South. So all meetings are cancelled.
It will be Facetime again to see the GC opening presents.
We'll all enjoy it and enjoy seeing their little faces. My quite old GD is still a believer.

Ah, thank you Maw xx