An archive of stories from older people, those who are clinically vulnerable, and unpaid carers during the Covid-19 pandemic. #shieldingstories#shielding
An inspiring woman shares her #shielding experiences. Share your #shieldingstories at https://t.co/qNPLzcdDoy before 31st July. And read the growing no. of contributions already uploaded to the website
"I’ve been sad, I’ve been lonely, I’ve been frustrated. I’ve enjoyed the down time, I’ve felt loved &I’ve felt cared about. There have been highs, there have been lows, I wish it hadn’t had to have happen, but if I had to do it again, I know I would cope."
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“I took the car out…it seemed so weird everybody socialising because I’ve been told not to do that…I came back feeling emotional because there is a life out there that I haven’t been seeing”
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"I have kept myself busy...I cleared all my cupboards…I’ve baked…It's lonely on your own so I’ve been knitting rabbits and a babies shawl."
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An older woman shares her #shielding experiences. Share your #shieldingstories at https://t.co/Sj3i5ObZsJ
“I feel the isolation,
Detached from reality.
The outside world passes me by
As I watch from my balcony.”
A young woman #shielding shares her poem ‘Becoming Vulnerable’ on our archive
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Callout for people to share their experiences of the COVID-19 lockdown with Anglia Ruskin University to form an archive that can be looked back on in the years to come - today on Viral Stories https://t.co/q7EnyFeXJz @StoryLab_ARU @PariPositive @CeriWilson4@AngliaRuskin
We want to hear from older people aged 65+, those who are extremely clinically vulnerable, parents of children who are extremely vulnerable, and family carers of people living with dementia. Visit https://t.co/Sj3i5ObZsJ & use #shieldingstories to share your experiences
The website is back up and running! We are creating a digital archive of experiences during the pandemic and would love for you to share videos/photos/artwork/ written words on our website https://t.co/Sj3i5ObZsJ and using #shieldingstories
Due to technical difficulties all recent uploads via the website have not come through to us. We will let you know as soon as the issue is resolved - please do upload again when we're back up and running! Alternatively you can email contributions to [email protected]