Learning lessons and taking it forward

**Paula** · 23-03-20, 07:06 PM

Thank you, Mike.

A friend of mine, whose son has learning difficulties, put this up on fb today

“ Please, please, please stay at home .....

NICE guidelines state that if Jacob were to fall ill with the virus, because he has a learning disability, he wouldn’t be offered a ventilator if someone without a learning disability needed it.

Just let that sink in for a moment.......

Please please PLEASE stay at home unless you absolutely HAVE to leave your house. Keep the NHS running, flatten the curve, think about all the ‘Jacob's ' you know and love ♥“

Now if that wasn’t an argument for social distancing, I don’t know what is

**Suzi** · 23-03-20, 08:48 PM

What a horrible situation... Things like that make me so angry!

**Stella180** · 23-03-20, 09:34 PM

That is absolutely disgusting! That’s like saying his life is less important because of his learning disability which is most definitely not true. NICE guidelines are t very nice at all

**Paula** · 23-03-20, 09:38 PM

I’m furious! I just have to hope the doctors ignore those guidelines

**Suzi** · 23-03-20, 09:56 PM

There is a petition...

https://www.change.org/p/boris-johns...66-en-gb%3Av12

**Paula** · 23-03-20, 09:59 PM

I saw that, thank you

**Paula** · 24-03-20, 01:35 PM

My brothers ex wife is being shielded due to severe asthma, which means my brother can’t see his kids for 3 months. He knows it’s the right thing but he’s heartbroken

**Angie** · 24-03-20, 01:36 PM

**Stella180** · 24-03-20, 01:36 PM

I know how he feels.

**Suzi** · 24-03-20, 04:51 PM

That's so hard. Lots of facetime/video calls etc - it's not the same, but better than it would have been when we were younger..

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