I have not seen my 83 yr old mother since February. She lives 3 hours away in a nursing home in Sydney and has moderate Alzheimer’s. The home has made scheduled 30min visits available during the week in the last few weeks however I am at work during those

I have not seen my 83 yr old mother since February. She lives 3 hours away in a nursing home in Sydney and has moderate Alzheimer’s. The home has made scheduled 30min visits available during the week in the last few weeks however I am at work during those times. I miss her terribly and my 12yr old daughter has cried as she wants to see her so badly. Children under 16 are still totally banned from visiting at the moment.

It has been a relief that school has returned and I have returned to the office. As a single parent it was a juggling act trying to work from home & home school.

I am quite the introvert and actually enjoy a lot of time alone and like being home. Funnily enough when you have to stay home and that freedom of choice is taken away suddenly it felt very restrictive and I could think of a thousand things I’d like to go out to do once I wasn’t allowed to. Just going for a good shop was sorely missed.