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The COVID19 crisis. Is it worrying you, or affecting your mental well-being? It's good to talk.
In the "every little helps", if this dreadful situation is worrying you - be it financially, physical health, the affect on all our lives - don't be shy, let's talk about it.
Sometimes just talking about these things helps.
I'm a little blase about contracting the illness, I'm not a young man &, well, if it happens so be it.
Gill, though, is mentally in bits. She suffers from anxiety anyway, & I've had to spend hours every day chatting to her to keep her thinking positive. She has a dread of any of her family, friends or me dying, & she's inconsolable. She works for Bet365, & as such, works alongside many Asian staff who look after Customer Care for that part of the world. She does not have a racist or bad bone in her body, but she's become both resentful & frightened of her Chinese colleagues.
We can't see each other at the moment, due to the COVID rules, & that's made her even more sad.
On a brighter note, one of my neighbours knocked on my door yesterday & asked if I was OK, & if I needed anything, which was terribly kind I thought. As it happens, I had to pop to Tesco this morning & they were giving away - totally free - bunches of flowers they had been unable to sell on Mothers Day. I've no need or wish for bunches of flowers, but I decided to accept a bunch & give them to my kindly neighbour. He was unbelievably grateful. Strange, it cost me nothing but it made me feel real good.
Strange how our minds work, eh?
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That photo is a terrific analogy.
Receiving this brought a real big smile to my face.
Even though I can imagine how the conversation probably went.
DAD-Why don't you paint a nice picture for that grumpy old man at the end of the street?
KIDS-Aw do we have to?
DAD-Just do it.
KIDS- Ok.
I am still smiling.
That's uncanny because that's how I described you to God when I first started praying for you (still am btw)
Seriously stay safe fella.
I will get my closest relation signed up with Sky and post in this thread. Two words hard work.
Take care!
Cammy
I just always look grumpy
I just look grumpy.
The situation here is OK. My son, Gary (AKA George) is here with me in Huntingdon whilst his Mum admirably puts in extra hours at Sainsbury's in Coventry.
I have a friend who is making special low carb frozen meals for me as I have diabetes, I am so lucky to have these people in my life!
I also have another close friend who used to work as a nurse in intensive care. She's been called back to work on Coronavirus cases in the ICU. She still said she'd do it, despite being a single Mum with a 7 year old daughter.
My next door neighbour is also a Nurse and has been told to isolate for 12 weeks. I don't know the full details, but I am in contact with her and her husband via email and they know I am available if they need anything.
My ex-girlfriend, is in remission with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, but is managing well and remains remarkably calm, which is her trademark.
Trying to keep things as light as possible with Gary who has asked his Mum to stop work. He is happy to support her financially, but she still goes to work despite this, saying, "Someone has to do it."
These people deserve medals!
So Gary and I are naturally concerned for the above, and also for his three grandparents who are all frail and in their 80's, but we are "working" to keep things as lighthearted as possible and are still enjoying playing poker. (I am upstairs and he is downstairs, as has always been the case whenever he stays here)
We are very grateful for the distraction Poker provides.
It's a great game to be able to play at this time, as it has a social level too, as long as people are careful, which I have mentioned before, so won't "go on" again.
Important medication supply is a bit of a concern for myself and some of my family members, but hopefully we should be OK. Mostly we have a few weeks worth so aren't worrying yet, although I have been told one of my medications will be unavailable for the duration, fortunately I have about two months supply of that one, but am lowering the dose to stretch that out.
Lets not get too upset with software outages/frozen tables etc eh!
@Tikay10 and @Sky_SamT have been brilliant in mitigating these minor software issues. I am sure you will all join me in thanking them, particularly at this time, when everyone has pressures of their own.
TK, I wish you and Gill all the best, I am sure you will provide great strength to her, even if it has to be remotely at this time.
Message for all players.
Lets look after each other, threads of support like this are great, and also messaging other poker friends individually, if you/they want to be less public.
Bottom line is, if you think it will do no harm and maybe would help yourself and/or others, then you should do it. Use your best judgement to decide if forum or PM is better, based on the content of the message, knowing the person etc.
Take care everyone.
Graham. (And Gary)