How are long distance caregivers managing during the pandemic? Do you plan to travel during the pandemic to visit? I can't imagine not travelling soon to visit my mother who currently has no evidence of disease of a cancer that is likely to recur (praying everyday that it does not). How are you planning care in the short term, if at all, to support and perhaps visit your loved ones?
So I imagine she is doing alright at this point.
She is aware that there is a "lockdown" in many areas.
While she may not like it and I am sure you don't like it the safest thing to do is delay any planned visit until the rate of infection drops both in your area as well as hers.
When you plan your visit do still use precautions since she is vulnerable.
Video chat until then
Phone calls.
Does she have someone checking in on her at least weekly?
Is someone getting her groceries? Or is she going out?
If she is doing well I am sure that she understands the reason for delaying any visit.
DD refuses to sedate the dog and hold her during the flight. Said she'd die of fright. This dog is blind, 100 incontinent (in all fairness, she has never been housebroken!) and has only 2 teeth, constant seizures and is a 'yapper'--she barks non stop.
A flight would get them here in 4 hours. Driving will take, minimally, 5 days of HARD driving.
I'm horrible--praying for this dog to pass, so they can fly home. I am concerned about the 4-5 hotels they will require plus all the restaurants they'll stop at.
My SIL is a Dr. He sees no problem with the drive. So, when I hear people say "lockdown" I have to laugh, altho it's not funny. My DD is constantly after me saying I shouldn't be leaving the house, and here she is, touching all the things between here and Richmond.
The irony of them making 'light' of this and yet being super bossy to me about walking out my front door w/o a mask is not lost on me.
So, no, DH and I will NOT be taking any kind of vacation whatsoever this year, but my kids have been hauling around the country like crazy people. My son in WA has driven to UT TWICE since the shutdown. His WIFE is a Dr. and she is also 'meh' about contracting Covid.
Both of these docs, being very smart people, are fine with THEIR own carefree travel but if I go to WalMart and they hear about it, I get a tongue lashing.
My depression is at an all time LOW. Anxiety is through the roof. I truly do not know what to think.