Gransnetters share what lockdown has made them feel grateful for with McCarthy & Stone

I was put on furlough, and found the break from the rat race has really got me to reassess what i am doing with my life, and the importance of spending time with my family - and this is from someone who attachment parented her kids!

I have learnt to appreciate my neighbours, home and garden as I have and still am shielding with my husband. We have grown our own food. My brilliant neighbours have continued to shop for us throughout the whole of lockdown and for this I applaud them. Thank you x x x

On the row of 4 houses I've lived on for the past 44 years three original couples still remain. In our 4th house our new next door neighbours are a young couple in their early 30's. We were all worried about how they would fit in but they have turned out to be a breath of fresh air. Their kindness and amazing energy are just what we needed and hopefully in return they have gained experience, tolerance & patience from us. Altogether I don't think it can get much better.....!

I am grateful for my family, for our sense of humour, and for us all still having jobs, not to mention our health.

I'm grateful for the love and companionship of my beloved dog and cat, and the renewed friendship of someone I was quite close to twenty years ago. He and I have been laughing every day through messenger and plan to meet up when we are allowed to do so.

I feel very grateful that my child is so chilled and enabled me to work from home while caring for him

I am grateful for all I have and have been able to share with other. The kindness of people in the village encouraging each one of us to contribute what skills we have to help others. Simple things from making face masks, a buddies friend, baking to drop at peoples door steps, to a card to let isolated people know they are not alone. Most of all the courage of my daily cares getting me to and from bed each day with a reassuring smile putting their health and risk for me. Thank you for showing us all that we are all in this life together showing us a new sense of community and how we all have something to offer and the humility to receive.

I am grateful to my hubby for always getting things done, for everybody around (several people in their 90s around here). He's also just changed the clutch in my car.
I am also grateful to the many musicians, who put on online gigs, like Richard Thompson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and singer songwriter Chris Millington, who has put a lot of his songs on youtube.

I have felt very grateful for modern technology. I have been able to see and talk to my baby grand-daughter via Zoom! I am most looking forward to actually travelling to see her and her Mummy and Daddy just as soon as I can

I am grateful for little things, my garden, seeing the sun shine every morning, hearing the birds sing and my health. I think this situation has brought out the best in some people (including how kind and selfless they are). I am grateful to be surrounded by such people.

I am grateful:
to have an employer who very quickly moved to home based working and has put a lot of effort into communicating with us all.
to have adopted a rescue beagle last year who has given us so many laughs and gets us out walking
to have my adult daughter living with me as so many people have been on their own
for chocolate

I'm just very pleased to be able to spend more time at home with my cat to be honest.

Time to re-evaluate and to decide what's really important and what can be discarded.

It has been wonderful to enjoy the garden and it's looking amazing as I've had time to spare, I feel so sorry for those without a garden to get out into. I feel very lucky.

I am thankful for my son's counsellor who has been in touch weekly with us throughout the lockdown. I have learned how to do decoupage cards and have sent them to family and friends to help lift their spirits knowing they are not alone. However, I have missed seeing my friends and family and the support they give me whilst caring for my terminally ill mother. It has been, and still is, very difficult at times to stay positive and not sink.

I'm grateful for this site. Reading other people's views on situations, good and bad, asking for advice, opinions and to all those who take the time to offer support or to just say we are listening, you and your opinions are relevant. Just to know there is such a place, Gransnet, is a true positive in this midst of this worrying pandemic.

Grateful for having the gadgets to use to keep in touch with my family

I am very grateful that all my family seem to have weathered the last few months, which for so many families have been awful times in so many ways. The little things like text messages and phone calls from friends and family have been so reassuring that normality will return, so a big thank you to them for keeping my spirits high and my sad moments low

My lovely wife and I are very grateful for All of the Morrisons delivery drivers (and for Morisons themselves) for keeping our groceries topped up during the lockdown. I am also grateful to my son who has kept us in good spirits by using the messenger facility thus allowing us to see/speak to him and our three grandchildren on a regular basis.

I am a front line worker and was nursing patients with Covid-19. I caught the virus and was very unwell as I had to isolate for over a month. I had a tough time as my symptoms reappeared after 2 weeks and I have serious breathing trouble and terrible aces and pain..

I was very grate for the Doctors and Nurses in the Covid Management team ad my Surgery. I was put on drugs which caused adverse effects and was discontinued and was prescribed another drug which helped. I am very grateful to all my friends who fast and prayed for me. God certainty heard the prayers and healed me as majority of the staff did pot expect me to survive.

I have certainly learned to be grateful to be alive everyday when I wake up. I am so tankful for family and friends who helped cheer me up and lifted my spirits. I was prettified of going to bed as I had serious breathing trouble and every night I wandered if that was my last night on earth. I value my life and people lives. I am so glad to be alive and Praise God for healing me.

My family. Thankfully they are wonderful people. I've had many video calls with good wishes and flowers to arrange. I'm never without some contact from one of them and they are only a phone call away if I want to 'talk'.
Additionally my garden, this I've enjoyed revitalising and it has rewarded me with its abundance of colour and now home grown produce! How wonderful to hear the wildlife and watch the new seasons' additions feeding from my newly turned soil. I feel very lucky ???

As well as family, health and general kindness, I'm so glad that I seem to be blessed with a sense of humour. It certainly helps me. I'm also 'weirdly' grateful that I have had the same three fivers in my wallet since 13th March AND my cc statement for this month has a credit balance. Wow!

I'm very grateful for my wonderful hubby Ray. He is my full time carer. I am also grateful that I have a garden. Its only small but its a place I can sit in the sun and listen to the birds ♥

I am grateful for my children and my hea!th and there health and for everyone that keeping us safe in this uncertain times

I am grateful for my grandchildren who have lived with me during this situation as my daughter works for the nhs and I have looked after them while she has worked, I am also grateful for all the hard working people who have kept are country running during covid. I am grateful for my garden to help keep my mind occupied along with my grandchildren, I am also grateful for WhatsApp so I am able to keep in touch with my children whether they live just round the corner from me or like my son who lives in Jersey or my daughter who lives in Madrid it's been a god send. I am grateful that my all my family and my self have had good health and all well