My elderly mom has been fighting ovarian cancer for 2 years now - it is now in her liver so they took her into hospital last Monday "for a few days" because her bile duct is blocked by a tumour. We are a really close family who see each other every day and to not see her for a week and a half with no end in sight is cruel for both her and us. I understand why the hospitals have to be careful but they know how the corona virus is spread, all my family including my mom have had our jabs but they still won't let us in. I would happily jump through whatever hoops they need to keep the patients and staff safe - PPE, corona virus test - but it is not an option. I can go and buy a new frock but cannot see my mom who is deteriorating mentally now from not seeing her family. If they want to see her off this is the fastest way to do it. She is depressed, not eating, she is tearful all the time and cannot rally herself. All she wants is to see her daughters. We have even told them to wheel her into the corridor if that means we can see her. It is cruel and compassionless. Apparently if she doesn't rally by Friday they will have to appeal to the powers that be to give us access but it will probably be denied because of the other people in the ward will want their families to visit then. I have trawled the internet for the last 2 days to see when they will be relaxing the visiting rules in hospitals but there is no information out there. If we were in Scotland we could visit her. I am tired, frustrated, & worried sick.
