Covid-19 = Closure of Priceline Stores :'(
So as you are probably all aware, Victoria has been hit hard by Covid over the past 16 months & we have just entered our 5th lockdown 🙁
The impact of these lockdowns is particularly damaging to our rural areas. I walked in to my local shopping center, which is in the next town, to find our Priceline store having a Closing Down Sale. Although I was thrilled to benefit from the massive discounts as they worked to clear a full shop of products, I am devastated to see them go.
It was so heartbreaking to see just about every second shop closed or closing down and there doesn’t seem to be an end to this virus in sight.
I feel like I’m cursed with the timing of these lockdowns!
Lockdown #1 – My sons 18th & My brothers 50th Birthday’s Cancelled. My son had a horrific car accident & we couldn’t even see him in hospital until the next afternoon & even then it was limited to one person for an hour per day.
Lockdown #2 – My father-in-law moved into a nursing home the day before it hit, leaving him alone to adjust & unable to visit or see him for his birthday. My mother-in-law suffered a heart attack & again we were limited to one person per day for visiting hours. My daughters 16th & 20th birthdays cancelled due to ongoing restrictions.
Lockdown #3 – Father-in-laws funeral limited to 10 people (due to restrictions at the hospital while he was dying, we couldn’t be there with him & we were limited to one person per day again so myself & my children never got to say goodbye) My son’s 19th (18th 2.0) was cancelled due to ongoing restrictions on gatherings.
Lockdown #4 – Tragically lost my cousin & the day before his funeral the lockdown hit & his funeral was also limited to 10
Lockdown #5 – My daughters 21st is only a few weeks away & by the look of the growing case numbers & exposure sites our lockdown could very well be extended & if not, more than likely restrictions on gatherings will put an end to her celebrations again. My nephew is also expecting him first child (my first great nephew) any day now & sadly we have no idea when we will be allowed to meet him :'(
Throughout all these lockdowns I have been stood down or received limited shifts with no income support due to being employed by a government agency so no job keeper for me & no option to work from home.
I am painfully aware that there are many people out there that have suffered imaginable pain & hardship well beyond my own. I want you all to know that no matter what you are facing, you are not alone xx
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