A new month and onto the darker days of autumn. Unfortunately, the pandemic news matches the darker mood.
The hope that life would gradually ease back towards normal and that we might be spared a second wave has been dashed with serious increases in cases throughout the UK and around the world.
A third of Wales is now under new restrictions while swathes of England are caught up in the revival of coronavirus with government orders, rules and theories creating dismay and confusion.
There seems to be no coherent plan, just a patch as we go in the hope rather than expectation that the pandemic will weaken.
After months of promises, the test and trace system is still not effective and we are spurred on by slogans backed by a multi million pound publicity budget.
The mood in Sunrise is sombre with the death of two of our oldest residents, Cecilia who celebrated her 104th birthday a few months ago and Ian who was blind.
All residents are now in lockdown in their rooms, with the restaurant closed and no activities. Boring, but necessary.
All the staff are in full personal protection equipment.
Sara and Virgil, the managers, called in to let me know what was happening. They are at a loss to know how, after months of scrupulous care, things have gone wrong but, like everything connected with this pandemic, there seems no logical answer.
It is disappointing and discouraging, but there's not much more we can do than hope for the best and carry on.
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