"Dad was basically told to put up with it... when finally sent for tests his cancer markers were off the scale and he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer..."
"A week before lockdown 1 in March 2020, my 80 year old Mum who had Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma...
"...rang for an ambulance as she was getting weaker.
NINE hours later after several phone calls to hospital, an ambulance arrived.
They didn't want to take her in via A&E because of Covid + it took more calls to the hospital before they agreed to admit her directly to a ward...
"She died 36 hours later.
There were only seven of us at her cremation, not allowed to sit near each other or hug.
My Dad, also 80 years but didn't live with Mum, had been in pain for a nearly a year before the first lockdown and he was basically told to put up with it...
"He missed his annual check-up around his 81st birthday in June 2020 because of lockdown/Covid.
With continuing pain that was taking its toll, he was finally sent for an x-ray, scan and blood test in September...
"His cancer markers were off the scale and he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.
We have hardly seen him since then, missing so much valuable family time.
I really hope we get to spend time with him soon."
We're assured lockdowns and restrictions protect people, but:
➡️ Govt’s OWN report warned an extra 200,000 people could be killed *by* first 100 days of lockdown alone: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…
➡️ 1 MILLION women have missed a breast cancer screening say @BreastCancerNow and...
➡️ Over 200k have now spent more than a year waiting for an operation. It was 1,600 in Jan'19
➡️ In the end, the equivalent of 560,000 UK lives will be lost *because* of the destruction of lockdown according to experts @BristolUni
@BorisJohnson now says our move out of lockdown will be 'irreversible.' But he also said:
➡️ A *2nd* lockdown would be 'completely wrong for this country' (Sep)
➡️ School closures were 'morally indefensible' (Aug)
➡️ Making kids wear face masks in schools was 'nonsensical' (Aug)
With millions vaccinated, whatever happens this "snail's pace" move out of lockdown MUST also be the last.
30+ credible scientific papers now find lockdowns do little or nothing to stop the spread of coronavirus - and may even make things worse: inproportion2.talkigy.com/do_lockdowns_w…
Lockdowns come with terrible costs. We believe this supposed 'cure' is far worse than the disease - and its harms pile up every single day.
"I’ve cared for a non-verbal man with learning disabilities for 28 years. His life was full, he was fun, all I see now is a broken man…"
"I locked down on 11 March 2020, shielding him from the virus. I was unable to wear a mask as advised, it scared him...
"...the man blows raspberries, unable to take him out we stayed at home.
He was a lively fella who enjoyed day centre activities, family, friends, holidays and all motorsports, and lots of fun, but as weeks went by I noticed a change...
"His daily routine trashed, not wanting to come out of his room, weeks went by and his mood was low, he would have a shower and back to bed, lunch was at a table in his room, I felt helpless...
"I’m at the point where I’d rather have Covid and die than carry on..."
"The last day I worked was March 23 2020. I was a taxi controller. A job I loved and suited me as I have disabilities...
"Unfortunately it’s a business that cannot function without people having a social life and holidays.
The owner couldn’t afford to furlough me so that was it. I was unemployed and only entitled to Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) at a grand sum of £300 a month...
"...meaning I was at least £500 a month worse off. I only got JSA for six months.
Then I went back to my job for September and October but only half the hours so that was a loss of £400 a month.
Then lockdown again and I’ve not worked November, December and January...
"I lost an uncle back in March, suffering dementia.
He was left alone to die in his care home.
They tried to say it was Covid so my mum (who had power of attorney) asked to see the test results from the autopsy, all of a sudden they said it wasn’t Covid and...
"...put it down as dementia.
Then in August I lost my Dad. He was a very ill man, six things named on his death certificate, he wasn’t allowed any treatment, if someone is terminally ill and you stop treatment what do you think will happen to said terminally ill person?
"12 days after my Dad died I had to sit in a blood stained room holding my neighbour’s neck together after he tried to commit suicide.
"Lockdown for me is a living hell. Monday before Xmas I tried to take my own life, mid January I tried again.
If this carries on much longer I can’t guarantee I won’t succeed in doing it...
"I’ve been a sufferer of anxiety and depression for many years, I went through lots of counselling and therapy but the way I handled it was having my friends around me and doing the things I enjoyed.
When I went through bad times I used the things I enjoyed as milestones...
"...to look forward to, to help me get through.
I’d have four music festivals a year booked which were my happy places, they were spread out between March and September meaning any time I struggled I only had a short while before I could be back in my happy place...