Name: I'm a vulnerable person and I'm afraid // AD [CC]
Uploaded: 2020-04-06T07:49:53.000Z
Duration: 12 min 57 s
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This video is sponsored by Surfshark, who are letting me panic but also helping to keep

me calm with many episodes of Grey's Anatomy.

As you know, I like to keep this channel as a little ray of positivity

In a cloudy internet world. As an eternal optimist

- I promise, life is actually pretty cool!

I like to see the silver lining in everything, even though I live with chronic illness and

disabilities. And I want to share that with you, making you smile and feel bright. But

sometimes the best way to make you feel better, is just to share that

- Huh. That coronavirus, hey(?) Really keeping us on our toes (!)

We've been told since the beginning of the pandemic that COVID-19 mainly affects the

elderly and people with underlying health conditions, those deemed to be 'vulnerable

people' will be receiving the most help when socially isolating, or 'shielding',

but… what does that actually mean? Who is vulnerable? And what if, like me, you're

vulnerable but not 'vulnerable' in the right way?

Panic buying of food in the UK began long before we were on lockdown and to start with

it was actually pretty amusing: photos circulated on Twitter of supermarkets looking perfectly

normal bar the toilet paper aisle with their shelves bizarrely devoid of even a single

sheet. We left laughing emojis on videos of people attempting to steer their trolly around

corners as it overflowed 228 rolls of toilet paper-

- “don't they know that this is a respiratory virus, NOT one that makes you go to the loo?”

Well the joke's on us now we're in isolation without toilet paper, isn't it?

But then it all started to get a bit more serious and suddenly we were walking around

supermarkets with completely empty shelves and panicking that, oh, actually, maybe this

is something we should genuinely worry about…

And all of the slots for online delivery were gone.

And all of the supermarkets were barely restocking in time.

And then the government advised that those with ill health should stay in their houses

Because the British government have identified 1.5 million people who they class as being

'vulnerable' and who should be 'shielding' by avoiding the outside world and thus will

be receiving food parcels and extra help. This includes organ transplant recipients,

people with specific cancers, severe respiratory conditions,

rare diseases and those on immunosuppression

therapies. And if you're on that list and haven't yet received a text or a letter

from the government then please contact your GP IMMEDIATELY. Those in the vulnerable group

should not attend gatherings of any kind and should not leave the house for any reason,

I have wasted intercostal muscles, I've previously had pneumonia and bronchitis

- you know that time I thought that I didn't actually have Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

because I've now been diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome? Nope. According to my doctor

Despite that my conditions are not listed on the government's vulnerable list…

Now, don't get me wrong, I do NOT want to be sicker than I am, BUT there are a lot of

disabled and chronically ill people who are falling into a grey area of being vulnerable

Think about it: yes, a person with severe respiratory issues cannot leave the house

because they would be more susceptible to catching COVID-19 but what about someone who

lives alone, uses a wheelchair and doesn't have any accessible shops in their area…?

Both of these people need online deliveries but only one can access the government's

Last week I slowly started to get more and more freaked out as our food supplies ran

low. I checked through every single supermarket delivery system. I sat in a four hour online

queue just to log in to my normal grocery delivery service only to be told that there

were no slots available for the next two weeks and no more orders would be taken.

Other supermarkets said they would only be delivering to those on the 'vulnerable'

list provided to them by the government or to older people (lord knows how they were

planning on working out ages from email addresses…)

Yes, this is exactly what you're subscribing for.

I tried to sign up for the Government's 'vulnerable people' database but I don't

fit into their very narrow classification even though my GP told me on no uncertain

terms to put myself at risk or leave the house.

I realise it sounds like I'm whining but that's just because I'm smiling. What

I'm actually doing is panicking and crying on the inside.

I'm currently doing weekly livestreams on Sundays whilst stuck in isolation for 12 weeks

(thanks so much, faulty immune system) and I mentioned in the latest one that I've

become OBSESSED with Grey's Anatomy during this trying time. Why, you may ask?

For some reason, my inner panic about world wide medical anxiety is quieted by watching

the over-the-top medical dramas of Seattle Grace Hospital where apparently every single

person with every single incredibly rare disorder or accident HAS TO GO to be saved by one of

just eight people, despite being in a hospital of hundreds, who all sleep with each other

and also discuss said sex during surgery which, by the way, is the only time they tie their

Basically, every time I watch it with Claudia, who has a medical background and job

To the extent that I now want to reach into the screen with a hair tie!

I can't tell you why watching fake medical drama soothes real medical drama but it actually

works and I'm much calmer now. Except I live in the UK, which means that I only have

access to the latest season AND THAT'S JUST NOT OKAY!

- but don't panic, I've found the solution thanks to today's sponsor, Surfshark.

Genuinely, thank you Surfshark, you have helped to calm my soul.

Surfshark is a VPN app and browser extension that allows you to access the internet safely

AND without barriers. A Virtual Private Network encrypts your data when you log on to public

wifi, meaning that hackers can't gain access. It also hides your IP meaning you can set

your location to anywhere in the world and thus watch videos that are available in those

countries but aren't in yours… like Grey's Anatomy season 15.

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