Not sure what to do !!!

@Adge, our Older Daughter has a MHT. Am not sure that's a good thing, as it's generally only something that's in place for a short time- a few weeks, maybe a month or so to see someone through a bad patch. But her bad patches keep recurring... so she never really gets up to being "discharged" from her caseworker etc.
Basically, it means the caseworker is trying to co-ordinate between the assorted professionals she sees (plus keep a bit of oversight on emergency presentations), but it's a bit of a headache to navigate. As well as patient confidentiality issues, public and private professionals are often reluctant to act together. They've managed to more or less do so in her case, but it's not without its headaches.

@Shaz51, I'd think that you should be self isolating now due to health reasons, but it does increase MH strain not being able to be out and about with people, so it's a hard call.
A reasonable compromise might be ceasing the cleaning side of it, but keeping the gardening part of the business going?
With the recent changes to benefits, there might be fewer barriers than usual to you getting some form of Centrelink income support. If Mr Shaz doesn't want to, maybe enquire on your own behalf. If you can get through to anyone, that is... But wait a week or two, and maybe they'll have better systems in place for getting applications sorted.

Thank you @Smc

Yes day off today and will be a lot more, one day at a time here,

Mr shaz mowed today

The car goes for a service tomorrow as it has been playing up

Got my computer in with the repair man to move data from one computer to the new computer

The grass will slow the growing now since it is autumn

Yes, Mr shaz we might need to try centre link again soon

Our children are finding things hard too

Hi @Shaz51 @Smc

I'm following along with what you said (& how you're going).

I now have more medical issues to add to my chronic ones.

I've got on-going very high blood pressure (that won't come down).

Dr said I need to reduce my stress levels – to try to lower my blood pressure.

I have no idea how to do that, other than maybe frequent relaxation exercises - Dr suggested, but gave no examples.

Will start medication (today) for prostate problems (which also lowers blood pressure) - then blood pressure meds as well, if that is not enough.

My Disability work may shut down (due to cancellations & restrictions), by the end of this week - I earnestly hope not.

Thinking of you.

Adge

Hope the BP meds helps @Adge

I am on bp meds too

Finger crossed for your work xx

Thanks @Shaz51 I appreciate it.

Fingers crossed for your mowing, cleaning & gardening work too.

I hate Centrelink, they scare the.... out of me.

Sometimes we (you or I) just have to deal with them, unfortunately.

Adge

Quiet this week already @Adge

Going to be quiet for a while

Mr shaz does not like centre link and we might have too go there one day

Hey @Shaz51, thinking of you, and your Mr.

thinking of you too @Smc , how are you and your family going xx

My 3 step children have all lost their jobs and step D1 thinks she will have hers later

finally got the car back $$$$

got my computer back $$$

my mum did something totally unexpended, i will have to try and fix up on monday

last night mr shaz could not cope anymore and then S3 rang him

not a good night

today we voted and did a little shopping

and mr shaz has gone to bed and it is raining

We're coping more or less OK, but everyone's got their own challenges at the moment.

Hubby and I are a bit up and down, but mostly managing to make progress on a few things we've wanted to get done for ages. Even though neither of us had jobs anyway, it does look like outside-of-home activities being brought back to almost nil will free up more time and mental space for us. As long as we don't get sick, we might come out of this better off, not worse, but that's a pretty big "as long as..." so we shall see.

My sister lives by herself, so she's anticipating being alone a lot. Not good. Her employer is still open for business, but we don't know if that will continue.

Older Daughter is getting her head around us not being available, and seems to be coping with online grocery shopping and telephone doctors' appontments. Dunno how she'll cope long term, will have to "wait and see".

Older Son is a computer nerd (and proud of it) so has good online contacts, but will probably miss being able to play board games with friends. And they're both on DSP so they're OK financially.

Younger Son's uni course has stopped. Too many contact classes- dance and drama. And his prospects of getting hired as an entertainer have disappeared too, but he's already on Student Youth Allowance so he's got that as backup. He's very socialble, so he'll find staying at home hard, I think.

Younger Daughter is doing a lot of sleeping in, and a lot of oooking when she's awake. So far, we've had brownies and choc chip bikkies, and she's planning on making spaghetti bolognese for us tonight. I'm not complaining... She's missing get togethers with friends, but keeping in touch online.