Sometimes I feel all I can do is cry : The Big Issue sellers cut adrift by the coronavirus pandemic Lucy John
Sometimes Lavinia Neda says all she feels like doing is crying. She is crying out of loneliness and separation from the people who fill her day.
And she is also sad for the people she will never see again - the customers who didn t survive the coronavirus pandemic.
Lavinia is one of Wales Big Issue sellers and like everyone else, their lives have changed dramatically thanks to the virus and the lockdowns that have come with it.
Lavinia moved to the UK from Romania in 2012. She couldn t speak English and needed more professional skills on her CV to help her find a job.