Covid -19 Bubbles
IDFNZ members share their experience of " lock down", being isolated at home for over 8 weeks during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Positive Parenting in Uncertain Times. Part 16;Rebalancing
June 18, 2020
Rebalancing Post COVID-19 Whilst the rest of the world continues to ‘battle’ this virus, remain in lockdown and continue to hear ‘new case’, ‘death’ and ‘recovery’ figures. New Zealand has moved to level one. Social distancing becomes a distant memory, small gatherings can now become ...
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Positive Parenting in Uncertain Times. Part 15;Adjusting to loss
June 16, 2020
Adjusting to Loss - Jobs/financial stress One of the largest ‘losses’ throughout this time of COVID 19 will be job losses, adjustment in hours of work, reduced pay/income and pressures that these all cause. I would imagine from time to time if you have had ...
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Positive Parenting in Uncertain Times. Part 14; Is it okay to still be scared
June 16, 2020
Is it okay to still be scared? You are possibly wondering, is it ‘normal’ and Okay to still be scared? Yes, it is, it’s fine. Just remember to keep talking about your fears, give your children time to continue talking about their fears. Any worries ...
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Post -Covid life ; Simple Precautions to Keep Safe
June 12, 2020
Simple Precautions to Keep Safe Some of the simplest measures are the most effective in battling this virus so we take this opportunity to remind families about some of the basics, and point you towards some fun resources that might be helpful to reinforce these ...
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Positive Parenting in Uncertain Times. Part 13 ; Back to Routine
June 9, 2020
Back to a routine Routines can be challenging after spending such a long time without one in lock down, not having to drive anywhere, no school pack lunches to make, no thoughts of pre-planning dinners, no after school activities or Saturday sports. Getting use to ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles Amy's Lockdown
June 3, 2020
Amy is well known to you as the IDFNZ office administrator.Living with her 3 year old son Connor - their weekly routine of work and day care suddenly changed with the government lockdown. For me, entering level 4 was a very surreal feeling. As I picked Connor ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles; Keira- Level 2 Birthday
June 1, 2020
Happy Queen's Birthday Everyone! Recently it was my birthday on the 23rd of May - it was close to being a birthday during lockdown but it wasn’t yeah!! I didn’t have a party with my friends instead all my grandparents came up on my birthday ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles: Coping with Covid-19 Stress and Anxiety
May 29, 2020
Coping with Covid-19 stress and anxiety – simple strategies that can improve your wellbeing For those of you that were not able to join us for the PID patient forum last week – here are some of the great tips to cope with Covid-19 lockdown stress ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles The Gray Family
May 26, 2020
The Gray Family BubbleVirginia is 8 years old and lives with her Parents and sisters Alabama aged 15 , Georgia aged 13, and brother Elvis aged 3 . The Gray family bubble was a full one and was a busy place to be for much ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles; Keira - Back to School
May 25, 2020
Hi All This past week was my first week back to school like many students and it had its ups and downs. The week as a whole was pretty normal – work was set in similar format to home learning except we were in class, ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles Pala Family
May 20, 2020
Bhavya ,aged 14 lives with sister Vani Ashi, aged 12 and parents Bhavisha and Mandeep.The family kindly shared with us how they have survived the Covid-19 lockdown.The Pala Family Bubble The Pala family have learned during their time in lockdown that despite the stress of ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles Keira Part 3
May 18, 2020
We are now officially in Level 2 & majority of people are going back to school & work – plus shops are open. I am going back to school on Monday the 18th & I’m not happy about it. I have gotten used to staying ...
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The Tolu Family Bubble
May 18, 2020
The Tolu Family Bubble17 month old Zani lives with her parents Malia and Sam and her five older brother and sisters Siolaa,Ailini,Vaha,Dean and Moala.Born with DiGeorge syndrome, young Zani has undergone both heart surgery and a Bone marrow transplant , spent many months in hospital, and ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles
May 13, 2020
The Seumanutafa Family BubbleSix year old Slade, sister Mia aged 4 and parents Adam and Maretta have adapted well to bubble -life. The family has found that their Lock down bubble was a wonderful place to spend time as a family. Not only were they ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles Keira Part 2
May 11, 2020
Keira’s Bubble ; Part 2. Most of us have been stuck at home now for almost two months, but I must admit I have been out to a few places – don’t worry all essential & medical related! The start of the year has been ...
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Shannon Family Covid bubble life
May 11, 2020
The Shannon Family Bubble Like a lot of New Zealanders, Megan Shannon and her family’s lives were completely changed by the COVID-19 lockdown. As with all our vulnerable immune suppressed patient members they had to be extra careful and make sure they kept safe. In doing ...
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Covid -19 Bubbles Lara's experience
May 11, 2020
Hi, my name is Lara, I am thirteen and I was born with biliary atresia. I had my first transplant when I was seven months old and another where I was nine. I live with my mum, dad, brother (16), and my two cats Maddie ...
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Phillipa
May 8, 2020
Our family bubble during COVID-19 lockdown - Phillipa Whitney For our family of four it was a big shock moving so quickly from level 2 to level 4 lock down and figuring how we would cope with being immune compromised. We adjusted pretty quickly, I moved into ...
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Michele
May 6, 2020
Hi Michele here from my solo bubble.At the beginning of lock down , putting COVID-19 aside for a nano second, I thought isolation would be a golden opportunity for perfect health. Ever the optimist, even the idealist,I truly wondered as I had for years about ...
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Keira - Life in a Covid-19 bubble
May 4, 2020
Keira - Life in a Covid-19 bubble Hi, my name is Keira, I’m fourteen almost fifteen and in Year Ten. I have biliary atresia and had a liver transplant four years ago. I live with my Mum, Dad and brother and here's what we have been ...