{"id":34622,"date":"2020-06-01T13:04:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T12:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/?p=34622"},"modified":"2020-06-01T13:04:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T12:04:09","slug":"walking-for-the-first-time-in-over-ten-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/06\/walking-for-the-first-time-in-over-ten-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking for the first time in over ten weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34633\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-01-at-11.02.21-9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\"><\/p>\n<p>So following yesterday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodcanceruncensored.com\/shielders-advised-they-are-safe-to-go-out-once-a-day-from-tomorrow\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">change to the advice<\/a> (and it was always only advice!)\u00a0 we decided to have a go at walking out. This is a great little bonus extra to add to <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodcanceruncensored.com\/tag\/corona-hope\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">my ongoing series on Corona Hope<\/a> that you might find interesting.<\/p>\n<p>It was a bit scary. But we decided to go really early when many would\u00a0 still be in bed. We drove to a big open space with wide paths. And we were fully ready to come back home again without getting out of the car if we didn\u2019t feel safe.\u00a0 \u00a0This was the result in \u00a0video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bloodcanceruncensored\/videos\/1477746412410243\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bloodcanceruncensored\/videos\/1477746412410243\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My first walk in over ten weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shielding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#shielding<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bloodcancer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#bloodcancer<\/a> Drove early to an open space so people would still be in bed. Were ready to go home if didnt feel safe. Priceless <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbchealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@bbchealth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gemmapeters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@gemmapeters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCFergusWalsh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BBCFergusWalsh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dinosofos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@dinosofos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zsk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@zsk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamfleming?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@adamfleming<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbclaurak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@bbclaurak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bloodcancer_uk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@bloodcancer_uk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W6spJHLue8\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/W6spJHLue8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Warnock (@adrianwarnock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adrianwarnock\/status\/1267406636110528513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodcanceruncensored.com\/adrians-first-walk-in-over-ten-weeks-shielding\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to see some photos<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodcanceruncensored.com\/adrians-first-walk-in-over-ten-weeks-shielding%20\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bloodcanceruncensored.com\/adrians-first-walk-in-over-ten-weeks-shielding <\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodcanceruncensored.com\/tag\/corona-hope\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">More from the Corona Hope Series.<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So following yesterday\u2019s change to the advice (and it was always only advice!)\u00a0 we decided to have a go at walking out. 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