I live behind a school, one that I went to as a child. That’s not so funny, it shows I haven’t moved far, and the school wasn’t great.  But as I watched the children play, my thoughts went back to my school days and what lay in store for me.

The ‘political narrative’ has changed

Politics has changed its narrative, it’s toxic and politicians should be putting us first. In the pandemic we should all continue to be protected. Home for the foreseeable, politicians are clearly putting themselves first, they should be putting us first.

Life has become harder to navigate

It has become harder for us to navigate our lives, because we are doing so around a virus we can’t see, or know it is there.

The world has become harder to navigate, particularly for those with a disability, or for anyone who struggles to understand, because they deal with a mental disability. As I looked out of the window, my thoughts went to those children.

In twenty years’ time how will they fare. Are politicians setting them up to fail also?

For those whose lives have yet to start

Where people are back in their lives without the mandatory restrictions, for those like me at home and with a disability, our lives continue to be impacted. Where the political narrative has changed, we should all continue to support. Wearing masks is no hardship, and is a support for others who need us to mask up.

I may have a disability, but that shouldn't come at a cost. Staying protected, we should all be able to navigate our lives, while looking out for each other. Since the narrative is changed and it is impacting me negatively, I a ‘home’ and I am unable to reconcile and I still find myself asking, ‘how can this be?’

Scientists haven’t said the virus is gone. Politicians should be putting us first.