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Difficult decisions re grandchildren and Covid

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Cabbie21 Mon 18-Oct-21 14:59:12

Thanks for replies. If it were just me, I would be less cautious, but DH is more worried as he is more vulnerable.

Luckygirl Mon 18-Oct-21 14:45:32

These things are so difficult as to some degree we are groping in the dark a bit.

I have been picking GC up from school all this term, working on the principle that I have had all my vaccinations so, if I am going to do it at all ever, this is the best moment - even though children seem to be the worst affected just now.

So far, so good - but who can tell?

rosie1959 Mon 18-Oct-21 13:38:06

I think this is a decision you will really have to make for yourselves Cabbie21 you could ask your family to test before you meet up
We haven't stopped seeing family during the pandemic apart from the first strick lockdown
My children and grandchildren are regular visitors to our house and I look after my grandaughter one day a week. We really weren't prepared to not see them covid or not
We are all vaccinated now and as we all work go out and about for normal activities it would be pointless not seeing them

Cabbie21 Mon 18-Oct-21 13:17:41

We have two tricky situations coming up.
DH continues to be very cautious as his health conditions make him vulnerable, though not extremely. ECV.
A grandson has a 14th birthday coming up. He has not yet been vaccinated, though the rest of the family have. They live locally, so I have seen him quite often, but always outside since covid. We have been invited to join them for a meal out, in a pub, but after some hesitation we have decided not to go. It was nice to be invited though, and nobody will take offence.

Another grandchild is 6 and we have not seen this family for over 18 months. There is a date in the diary, postponed from earlier in the year, when we had planned to meet outside and eat at a pub, outside if the weather permitted. It is likely to be too cold to do that in November.
We consider the greatest risk to us is likely to be via unvaccinated schoolchildren, and have been avoiding them. We want to see this family but DH is very reluctant because of the risk. We don't know what to decide.