So it's very stressful when you fear your parents getting sick or when you fear that you may never see them again. And it's agonising to have to watch family overseas not able to get the healthcare that they need. So like many others did, I applied for managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) and to get a room so I could travel to my whānau in the Netherlands and help out where I could. And seventh time lucky in the MIQ ballot, I managed to secure one of those rooms.