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It has been 2 years and 5 months since the first Covid-19 case in the UK, and on 2nd July 2022, I was finally struck by the virus myself. This is how it has changed my life... Living in fear Even though I had been fully vaccinated and boosted, I still felt shaken after my late mother passed away from Covid-19. She had also been double vaccinated and lived a reasonably healthy lifestyle. Since then, it has really hit me that no one truly knows how Covid-19 will affect each per

When my mum unexpectedly passed away from covid-19, we had to make all the arrangements for the traditional Chinese funeral with Covid-19 as our obstacle. With no parents to guide and support us, we battle through a number of emotions. Monday 1st November 2021 It was 21:40 when my siblings and I sat around the hospital bed as my mum took her last breath... "she's gone now..." the doctor confirmed... It was only a couple of days ago that we spoke to Mum, and she was in good h

A journal of Dad’s six-week battle with cancer, and how it changed my life. Monday 26th October 2020 I was doing my regular fortnightly visit to my parents’ house, dropping off some supplies. I made some dinner for Dad, and that was when I noticed something wasn’t quite right... It was around 6pm when I heated up some congee for him. He sat up from the sofa and took a spoonful, but before I knew it, he vomited it straight back up. “Dad, are you okay?” I asked. That was when h