A grandma claims she and her sick husband have been “left to die” as a result of the coronavirus, having received no offers of help from their neighbors.
As per the Daily Mirror, 63-year-old Kathryn Hadley, of Somerset, UK, says her husband Dave has cancer. The pair placed themselves in isolation ten days ago, but Kathryn said: ”not one person has telephoned or put a note through the door asking if we are OK”.
The grandmother-of-one, who is disabled herself, bemoaned what she says is a lack of community spirit and said the term “love thy neighbor” has been lost in the panic.
Kathryn was so desperate for help, in fact, that she wrote to a newspaper. On top of that, the couple ordered food online from a store to help them get by, though that arrived only half-full due to people having panic-bought products.
Kathryn’s husband Dave, 55, was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer last July and also suffers from diabetes and Multiple sclerosis (MS). They haven’t been able to get him high-fat food items due to store shelves having been stripped bare.
Writing to the Telegraph newspaper, she explained:
“Sir – My husband, who is only 55, has terminal cancer. He has also suffered from diabetes all of his life and a few years ago was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
“I am 63 this year, in a wheelchair because I am unable to walk due to an amputation, and I suffer from depression.
“We put ourselves in isolation about 10 days ago. Unfortunately, we have received no help at all from anyone.
“We live in a small village, the type where everyone knows everyone’s business and not one person has telephoned or put a note through the door asking if we are OK.
“There obviously is no community spirit. All we can see is greed and selfishness. When the shopping arrived last night, half of it was missing because selfish people had cleared the shelves.
“When I am feeling really down I just feel like we have been left to die.”
As per the Mirror, Kathryn and Dave isolated themselves on March 10, having realized that they both sat in a category considered ‘high-risk’ with regards to coronavirus.
Since then, however, Kathryn said no help has been forthcoming, and she expects passersby to stare at her like she’s mad if she tries to holler at them.
“I look out the window and see neighbours their boots absolutely full of carrier bags from the supermarkets,” she said.
“I feel like shouting from my window for them to stop but that would only serve me looking like a mad hatter.”
We’re sending thoughts and prayers in the direction of this family. Kathryn and Dave, we hope you get what you need!
We must all remember to love thy neighbor, even more so during times like these. Coronavirus may have changed our way of life for now, but we can and will pull through if we act together.
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