KANIVA farmers Jonathan and Tiarnee Dyer and their two-year-old daughter Mabel, who was born with hip dysplasia, have been the human face of the state government's decision to lock out most cross-border community members from Vic.
And while on Tuesday afternoon the family - who live 20 kilometres from the SA-Vic border - finally received the welcome news in writing that they could enter SA for medical appointments for Mabel, they know there are many others who have not been so successful.
"Our situation is not all that life threatening and we went through all this but we know many others that have far more urgent cases but have been declined because they haven't had the media attention," she said.
Since she was six weeks of age, Mabel has regularly seen a specialist at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide.
Wondering whether this could continue, Mrs Dyer wrote a letter to the Prime Minister in desperation last week.
He replied that he was saddened to hear of their case and promised to escalate it with Premier Steven Marshall.
Earlier this week, the Dyers received word they had been granted an exemption for Mabel to have an x-ray in Naracoorte this week.
But, their request for a face-to-face appointment with their Adelaide-based specialist was declined.
It was not until a media conference that they had confirmation Mabel could attend face-to-face appointments when needed, and nearly a day later received this information in writing from Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Emily Kirkpatrick.
The news is not so good for Mrs Dyer's teaching job at Bordertown Primary School, where she has worked for the past decade.
I am still in a state of shock and trying to work out a way to accept this as normal but I just can't.
- Tiarnee Dyer
She has twice had her application as an essential traveller declined and is locked out of the state she was born and raised in.
Mrs Dyer says the cross-border community is "in mourning" and worse still, no one has an idea how long it will last.
"We could be out of work for months and there is no consideration for people's mental health or how they are going to cope financially," she said.
"I am still in a state of shock and trying to work out a way to accept this as normal but I just can't."
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