For many people, life has come to a complete standstill as the world battles coronavirus.
But for others, the hardest and most painful parts of their life must continue, with the lockdown only making everything more difficult and more terrifying.
Sunita Thind is about to undergo surgery after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer for the second time, but unlike the previous occasion she won't have her supportive husband by her side due to the strict social distancing restrictions.
Writer Sunita, 37, has been self-isolating in the lead up to the operation, which will remove her last remaining ovary.
She told Mirror Online: "I think that people forget that people are dealing with Covid and cancer.
"I'm pretty terrified and anxious. It kind of feels surreal, I feel like I'm in shock.
"Sometimes you find it hard to get up in the morning and then you've got to deal with all this Covid stuff as well."
This week Sunita, from Derby, will go under the knife for the second time, and while doctors hope it will be straightforward there is a chance she may have to have a full hysterectomy - something she doesn't want.
She won't know how much they have had to remove until she wakes up, and will be alone when doctors tell her.
She said: "Not having my husband with me will make it so much worse. He won't be able to help me with the little things.
"I'm just watching the news and hoping Boris says 'yes, now you can have one visitor'.
"My family can't come and see me. It's traumatic, I'm terrified."
In the lead up to the surgery Sunita has had to go into hospital several times for tests and checkups.
She's also been sent a letter telling her there is a possibility she may catch coronavirus while in hospital.
However she's very grateful that her surgery is still able to go ahead in these uncertain times, largely due to the bravery of NHS staff still going out to work.
Panic-buying at the start of the pandemic left her unable to get things like handsanitiser, which she desperately wanted for her time in hospital.
Lockdown rules also mean she's been unable to shopping or see friends to keep busy and take her mind of the operation.
Instead, she's focused on writing, meditation and self-care, and has published a book of poems - The Barging Buddhi and Other Poems.
She also modelled in a charity fashion show, which raised £35,000 for the charity Ovacome.
She said: "Doing empowering things like that has really helped.
"I'm putting myself under a lot of strain. I've just been trying to do a lot of different positive things.
"My husband has been amazing, he's been my rock.
"I've been writing a lot of poetry. It's a creative outlet for me.
"It's escapism, I don't know what I would do if I didn't have that.
"My dog has given me a lot of love, he's one of the things that has kept me sane through this whole thing."
She's also received support from Macmillan and can't thank the nurses enough for everything they have done.
After the surgery Sunita will have to shield as she will be at risk if she gets coronavirus, and she'll have to continue doing it through her chemo - which will take several months.
She said: "When life goes back to normal there will be lots of people who are still going through it.
"When Covid fades away, people are still going to be living with cancer. It's a very hard and painful process.
"It takes a lot of strength to get through it.
She also went through six rounds of gruelling chemotherapy and physiotherapy.
She was told it had returned in February.
- Cancer charity Macmillan is warning that cancer must not become the ‘forgotten c’ during the coronavirus pandemic, and has recently launched an emergency fundraising appeal so that it can continue to support people like Sunita now and in the future.’
