Lf93
03-04-20, 16:29
Hi,
I’m not sure where to post be honest, I’m just looking for advice. I live at home with my family. A family member decided to sign up for volunteering, specifically, as far as I understand, the volunteering is related to transporting patients in an ambulance (or that’s what he thinks it is). He is going for an interview tomorrow and wants to do this to get some extra career experience.
The thing for me is, if he lived by himself I would feel worried but understand that I cannot make his decision, but he lives with all of us and under these guidelines technically all of us living with him are classed as higher risk. My mum is 61 and prone to chest infections and always has a chronic cough, my dad is 57 and has had multiple surgeries for hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, is considered immunocompromised, has asthma and has b12 deficiency, long story short they aren’t really healthy, and then there’s me who has chronic mild asthma which hasn’t been too bad over the past few years but I’ve currently been experiencing a nasty flare over the past few weeks because of this dry air.
I tried explaining to my parents that he could bring it here and one of them seems to think I’m controlling. Is it me? I wouldn’t even think of approaching it with the volunteering family member because he will take it personally. There are many cases in our town and to be honest I’m living in absolute despair and fear at this prospect of him bringing it to our parents...I feel like I’m counting down the days and it’s not doing me any good mentally. Am I being over dramatic? Surely if you live particularly with older people there is a safer way to volunteer than to transport potentially contagious patients right? Am I being too strict or is he lacking common sense?
Im sorry if this seems like a rant I’m just feeling super exhausted and emotional with this situation.
Thank you
I’m not sure where to post be honest, I’m just looking for advice. I live at home with my family. A family member decided to sign up for volunteering, specifically, as far as I understand, the volunteering is related to transporting patients in an ambulance (or that’s what he thinks it is). He is going for an interview tomorrow and wants to do this to get some extra career experience.
The thing for me is, if he lived by himself I would feel worried but understand that I cannot make his decision, but he lives with all of us and under these guidelines technically all of us living with him are classed as higher risk. My mum is 61 and prone to chest infections and always has a chronic cough, my dad is 57 and has had multiple surgeries for hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, is considered immunocompromised, has asthma and has b12 deficiency, long story short they aren’t really healthy, and then there’s me who has chronic mild asthma which hasn’t been too bad over the past few years but I’ve currently been experiencing a nasty flare over the past few weeks because of this dry air.
I tried explaining to my parents that he could bring it here and one of them seems to think I’m controlling. Is it me? I wouldn’t even think of approaching it with the volunteering family member because he will take it personally. There are many cases in our town and to be honest I’m living in absolute despair and fear at this prospect of him bringing it to our parents...I feel like I’m counting down the days and it’s not doing me any good mentally. Am I being over dramatic? Surely if you live particularly with older people there is a safer way to volunteer than to transport potentially contagious patients right? Am I being too strict or is he lacking common sense?
Im sorry if this seems like a rant I’m just feeling super exhausted and emotional with this situation.
Thank you