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residents using the best evidence available at the time. here's our social affairs editor, alison holt. very happy days. my mother and father on a cruise.— father on a cruise. these photographs _ father on a cruise. these photographs provide i father on a cruise. these i photographs provide special memories of her mother, margaret. when her motherfound it hard to get around should move to a care home but she was still sharp. move to a care home but she was still sharp-— still sharp. this is also a lovely photograph. i still sharp. this is also a lovely photograph. this| still sharp. this is also a l lovely photograph. this is still sharp. this is also a i lovely photograph. this is my mother in a care home. she died there are mother in a care home. she died there age 95 _ mother in a care home. she died there age 95 in _ mother in a care home. she died there age 95 in the _ mother in a care home. she died there age 95 in the first - mother in a care home. she died there age 95 in the first faces i there age 95 in the first faces of the pandemic. she always kept a diary and documented the details of her last days, big and small. details of her last days, big and small-— details of her last days, big and small. , , . ., , and small. this is particularly s - ecial and small. this is particularly special because _ and small. this is particularly special because it _ and small. this is particularly special because it is - and small. this is particularly special because it is the i and small. this is particularly special because it is the lastl special because it is the last one she wrote. liz special because it is the last one she wrote.— one she wrote. liz is one of the relatives _ one she wrote. liz is one of the relatives taking - one she wrote. liz is one of the relatives taking legal i the relatives taking legal action against the government and others over what she sees as a failure to properly protect residents. she believes the diary tells of that story. this one is dated march the
breathless, margaret again writes in her diary.- writes in her diary. (oh, dear, writes in her diary. (oh, dear. the _ writes in her diary. (oh, dear, the fourth - writes in her diary. (oh, dear, the fourth of i writes in her diary. (oh, dear, the fourth of may. | writes in her diary. (oh, i dear, the fourth of may. she just rides i have the virus. that is her last entry. it kind of hit you quite hard, really. margaret died in hospital on may 1a. the following day, the health and social care secretary made this now well—known statement... secretary made this now well- known statement. . . well-known statement... right from the start _ well-known statement... right from the start we _ well-known statement... right from the start we have - well-known statement... right from the start we have tried i well-known statement... right from the start we have tried to | from the start we have tried to follow a protective ring around our care homes. i follow a protective ring around our care homes.— our care homes. i felt that her was completely _ our care homes. i felt that her was completely lacking - our care homes. i felt that her was completely lacking and i our care homes. i felt that her. was completely lacking and when i was completely lacking and when llhought— was completely lacking and when i thought about it hard, i had to take — i thought about it hard, i had to take it— i thought about it hard, i had to take it back to the government because ultimately we all— government because ultimately we all put our trust and our faith— we all put our trust and our faith in— we all put our trust and our faith in these public servants and it— faith in these public servants and it seemed to me there was a lot of— and it seemed to me there was a lot of headless chicken action going — lot of headless chicken action going around. lot of headless chicken action going around-— lot of headless chicken action going around. where was this planning? _ going around. where was this planning? the _ going around. where was this planning? the uk _ going around. where was this planning? the uk covid i going around. where was this i planning? the uk covid enquiry will examine what happen in care homes but the lawyer representing the family says it
third, tuesday. she felt pretty good but the stuff situation was bad. in good but the stuff situation was bad. p good but the stuff situation was bad. a, . :: :: was bad. in march 2020, the virus took — was bad. in march 2020, the virus took hold _ was bad. in march 2020, the virus took hold in _ was bad. in march 2020, the virus took hold in the - was bad. in march 2020, the virus took hold in the uk. i was bad. in march 2020, the | virus took hold in the uk. care virus took hold in the uk. care provider said they needed more government guidance and they were struggling to get protection equipment and testing. hard pressed hospitals were allowed to discharge patients into homes without testing or the need to isolate people. margaret's family say that included into her home. on march 23, the country went into lockdown. nearly a month later, as a covert depth were reaching their peak, margaret writes castell had just started wearing masks.- castell had just started wearing masks. castell had just started wearin: masks. ., :: wearing masks. -- covid. 20th of a - ril, wearing masks. -- covid. 20th of april. it _ wearing masks. -- covid. 20th of april. it is — wearing masks. -- covid. 20th of april, it is the _ wearing masks. -- covid. 20th of april, it is the first - wearing masks. -- covid. 20th of april, it is the first day i of april, it is the first day of april, it is the first day of mask. i of april, it is the first day of mask-— of april, it is the first day of mask. ~ . , ., of mask. i may the fourth, after a few _ of mask. i may the fourth, after a few days _ of mask. i may the fourth, after a few days of - of mask. i may the fourth, after a few days of feeling | after a few days of feeling breathless, margaret again writes in her diary. i
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