What I learned about self-isolation – a year before lockdown – with my son who had cancer

Nowadays, we’re familiar with the need to stay inside. But for Kiera Moran, the type of measures put in place to tackle coronavirus were nothing newOn my 23rd birthday, I’d been inside for a week. This is not an unusual statement now, but that birthday was last year. My time had been almost entirely spent in a single, unfamiliar room, disinfected of normality. Instead of the sound of birds, or the wind through the trees, I heard rhythmic beeps and footsteps.In this room, time slowed: the variation between day and night became less noticeable. The buzz of fluorescent lights accompanied the buzz in my head. Slowly, the days had become somewhat more peaceful. Tears had stopped. Medication had kicked in. My four-year-old-son, asleep next to me, was being fed through a tube. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/your-voice-your-way/2020/jun/26/what-i-learned-about-self-isolation-a-year-before-lockdown-with-my-son-who-had-cancer #your_voice._your_way