"First, I was so scared, paranoid of catching the virus that I didn't leave my home and front garden for ten weeks. During that time, I taught my son how to bake cakes, how to grow things in the garden, had a de-clutter, gave lots of stuff to charity, rested and slept a lot because of fibromyalgia, my long-term illness. I called up friends and elderly people in my neighbourhood to make sure they were alright and read up a lot on Black Lives Matter & black history. My children are mixed race, you see. I have been in South Norwood for such a long time that I have got a big community of friends and neighbours around me and they brought me food and necessities during the time when I didn't leave the house. All these contradictory messages from the government really affected me. It frightened me and I suffered from a lot of depression. My fear of catching the virus even transferred to my son and he didn't leave the house either. He didn't even want to go on his bike around the corner. Now he is back at school part time and is feeling much better. One day I decided to pick myself up and go outside again and when I drove around the corner with my scooter everyone cheered: "She is back! she is back!" that lifted my spirit a lot. I felt that I am needed here at the @southnorwoodkitchen and that has helped me feel much better psychologically."
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