A lot of doom and gloom out there, what with Brexit, a global pandemic, a mooted Christmas, sh1t weather and general apathy about a lot of things. I won't get on to ITFC, which pales into insignificance in the grand scheme of things.
Peoples mental health has taken a battering this year, I've seen that first hand. My uncle is disabled, lives alone and has never married or had kids, he's now in Tier 4 and was so desperately looking forward to seeing family at Christmas as he has done every year. I spoke to him last night and could hear the disappointment in his voice, which really breaks my heart. I feel like I timed my move away from the area he lives well earlier in 2020, but the consequence is I haven't seen him and my brother and I are as close to kids as he's got.
Needless to say he's staying put for Christmas now and will have it on his own. Such are the rules, and its a sensible decision, but really is sad. I hate the thought of him alone on Christmas and fear for him as he's had mental health challenges. I've just popped his present in the post, but wondered if anyone had any novel ideas (within the rules) that could help him feel included? I might devise a quiz and ask him to zoom in to it?
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