Schools out

Another exhausting day at work.  Yesterday we lost two doctors and one nurse practitioner to isolation and today we lost another nurse and a nurse practitioner.  I did not work in my usual Wednesday role as I was sent to work on the shop floor.  Needless to say it was exhausting again.  And the nation probably faces another four months of this.  So bearing in mind that this is a marathon, not a sprint, I am hoping that COVID19 testing for NHS staff is brought in soon so that those in isolation can return if not infected.

Anyway, today my daughter came home from her school trip.  My son has been at home today with a stomach ache.  She was a bit upset as one of her friends was sent into isolation due to suspected COVID19 in her family.  She was even more upset later though.  Some schools have had to send year groups home due to staff shortages due to isolation of teaching staff, my daughters school being one of them.  She had been told that she would have to work from home for Thursday and Friday.  So when she was told that the schools were closing this weekend, she was ecstatic.  Until she was told she would have to keep going because I am a key worker!  While my son was grateful that he gets to go to school, her reaction was more typical of a teenager...