I am wondering if you ever resolved this situation, particularly in regard to essential travel during the coronavirus outbreak.  We are facing a similar situation here; my mum is ill with Cancer and isolated and we are wondering if moving her in with us would be better for her, but she lives nearly 300 miles away and we are not even sure if we are allowed to go and get her.  Any advice is appreciated.

Hi to both of you,

It's a very difficult decision, even without the virus thrown into the equation. You also have to factor in the follow up appointments your mum's will have with their consultants. Unless they can arrange for another clinical team at your local hospitals to take over their care this would be a problem. I hope you both manage to find an arrangement that works for you all.

Best wishes,

Angie

Thanks for the reply.  We are going to speak to the Oncologist regarding the medical side for sure, but we think she is probably nearing end-of-life (she is only on palliative care at this point as things have gone too far).  The hardest question to answer seems to be what is and isn't allowed in terms of travel due to the virus, though we suspect the answer is that we can't go to her and certainly that we can't move her.  Some additional clarification would be good but I guess we can't be the only ones in this situation just now!  Thanks again for replying; it is definitely useful to hear any advice.