Although it’s not our first Christmas with coronavirus - this year will be the first that families will have to navigate through a new variant and divisions over being vaccinated
Michelle Redman’s family are excited about their multi-generational family catch-up on Christmas Day, but at the same time on tenterhooks – there will be 20 different family members coming together, including vulnerable elderly grandparents and a tiny newborn.It’ll be rapid tests all round for Michelle Redman with her children, Rose, 5, Mabel,7, and Hazel, 11 weeks.
The woman said her sister and parents had somehow managed to get medical exemptions and were going to stay in a resort over Christmas, which made her extremely concerned. “I’ve also got to weigh up that they’re never going to see my daughter’s child. It’s just like this big woven tapestry of horribleness.”
“If you don’t have symptoms, and you have a negative test, you can be pretty confident that you can go ahead and do whatever you need to do.” “Focus on yourself and what you need, and what’s good for your mental health and the health and safety of your family.
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