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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

The feelings I felt and the words I didn't speak.. . during the 100 days and nights I stayed by my parents altar... When my dad passed away on 8th December 2020, we were in lockdown in the UK. I stayed at the family home with my mum, my sister, my brother, my niece and nephew, and we all mourned together. We had to burn incense continuously, day and night, until the funeral, which took place four weeks after my dad passed away. After the funeral, we no longer needed to keep t

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

Mum tested positive for Covid-19 on 25th October 2021. She was double vaccinated, reasonably healthy, went on daily walks in the park, and ate plenty of fruit and veg. During the first seven days, her symptoms were not life-threatening or especially worrying, but on day eight, everything changed. Saturday 23rd October 2021 Since my father’s passing the year before, I had spent almost every weekend at my mum’s, healing together. On Saturday 23rd October 2021, I briefly saw my