She continues: “I am blessed to be able to be with close family on Christmas day this year, I know it’s a privilege that unfortunately not everyone will have. To be completely honest, what will be the most different about Christmas this year is not being able to be physically together with my team during the festive period.

“Coronavirus has had a devastating effect on the cancer community and everyone at Macmillan Cancer Support, where I work as part of the Online Community team, has been working so hard this year to try to support those affected by cancer. It’s going to be really hard not to be able to lean on colleagues during those Christmas shifts.”

Rachel finishes: “I know it’s cliché but it’s the little things that really add up, like your teammate sliding a mince pie across the desk during a difficult shift. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but they say it takes a village to raise a child, it sometimes takes a whole office to support someone through a hard shift.”

Christmas in the age of Covid-19: 15 people reveal how the pandemic impacted their holiday plans