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Sarah Spoor and her two adult sons have spent the past 14 months shielding in a one-bedroom apartment, with no garden, in west London. Her youngest sleeps in the bedroom, his brother has a pull-out bed in the kitchen, while Spoor takes the living room in another fold-out bed.
All three have complex medical conditions that leave them vulnerable to Covid, and despite the strain of living in such close quarters, they don’t feel safe leaving home any time soon.
“If we catch it, we die; it’s that simple. In the 14 months, I have probably been out about four times, and that’s usually in some dire emergency,” said Spoor, who provides round-the-clock care for her sons, 20 and 24, after their medical team decided it was too risky for their usual carers to continue visiting.
“We’re having to sleep in shifts. I’m probably having three to four hours’ broken sleep a day. It’s like a wartime situation. All we’re doing is just surviving and I’m not unique; that’s what other carers are doing.”
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All three have complex medical conditions that leave them vulnerable to Covid, and despite the strain of living in such close quarters, they don’t feel safe leaving home any time soon.
“If we catch it, we die; it’s that simple. In the 14 months, I have probably been out about four times, and that’s usually in some dire emergency,” said Spoor, who provides round-the-clock care for her sons, 20 and 24, after their medical team decided it was too risky for their usual carers to continue visiting.
“We’re having to sleep in shifts. I’m probably having three to four hours’ broken sleep a day. It’s like a wartime situation. All we’re doing is just surviving and I’m not unique; that’s what other carers are doing.”
‘If we catch Covid, we die’: UK shielders reflect on still feeling unsafe
Many of those with medical conditions are concerned and nervous about the risk of leaving their homes
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