Daly Reads

Desmond is deafblind and relies on his guide Jackie, who has been with him for 40 years. "I can’t see or hear what is going on and I rely on my guide Jackie to tell me information. I am not sleeping much as I think about the virus." edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

New dad Miroslav lost his job during lockdown: “We were worried because I lost my job, I’m a self-employed joiner and we don’t have any savings. We just had our baby in January and that puts one more pressure on my family." edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

'I'm not sure she knows who I am now': Ian Laing hadn't seen his wife (who has dementia) for weeks. “She doesn’t understand why I’ve not visited. She doesn’t know what’s happening at all. She has very little memory,” says Ian. edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

Mahnaz on what it is like to observe Ramadan in Edinburgh during the #coronavirus pandemic: "“There’s no solution, I feel lonely and stressed. My friends, family and kids are all stressed.” edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

And finally, Rebecca, who is in her 30s, has suffered from anxiety for most of her adult life and hasn’t been to a food shop for seven weeks amid the outbreak. When she does go out for a walk her anxiety is so bad that she feels dizzy and sick. edinburghlive.co.uk/news/wha…

An Edinburgh dad with two autistic children described how the schools closing had affected them. “Connor loves being outdoors. We try to take him out for a nice long walk but he is also regressing because he’s not at school." edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

17 year old Nisha says that she feels that her future is 'scary' after her internship was cancelled due to the pandemic. "I did the interview and everything was looking positive, and then the company shut their office." edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

Homeless woman Tina told Claire she was worried she would be thrown out of her B&B once lockdown ends. “(We've) all been swept off the streets and shelters and put into nice hotels and B and Bs. What’s going to happen to us after lockdown finishes?” edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

EDINBURGH LOCKDOWN LIVES: an @EdinburghLive_ thread. @DalyReads interviewed eight people across Edinburgh about what their lives had been like during the first stage of lockdown. These are their powerful stories:

Thanks so much to @DalyReads for this fantastic interview with Mahnaz Gul about what it's like to observe #ramadan in Edinburgh during the #coronavirus lockdown edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi… - it's part of our new #lockdownlives series

We have started a new @EdinburghLive_ interview series called #lockdownlives, and the first one is so moving. Well done to interviewer @DalyReads. We have seven more lined up, if you would like to get involved please email news@edinburghlive.co.uk