"Think of the greater consequences of our actions"

My mother is in a care home.

She's 82, has Parkinson’s and dementia.

She was transferred straight from hospital, after she was treated for a fall, to a care home in March.

I’ve been told that I can’t go and see my mum. The only visit possible is seeing her through a window.

She doesn’t understand why I can’t go in.

The visits start with her smiling which quickly changes to the look of blankness that dementia brings.

Just to hold her hand would, I know, bring her comfort and would keep that smile on her face longer.

But because I am a law-abiding citizen, I follow the rules set down by the Government and visit as advised.

We are all free to make choices in life, but sometimes we have to think of the greater consequences of our actions.

These difficult times call for that.

Reading articles depicting mass gatherings of people drinking/ using/doing neither but still not following social distancing saddens me.

People like that who are attending mass gatherings for a few hours of 'feel good' are ultimately leading to me probably not being able to hold my scared mums hand while she’s still alive.

I just wish some people would stop and think of the knock-on effects that their selfish behaviour brings.

Maybe then will I be able to make my mum’s smile last longer.

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