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| Great Barr girl, 10, moves in with nan to beat lockdown blues | Great Barr girl, 10, moves in with nan to beat lockdown blues |
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| A 10-year-old girl is spending lockdown with her grandmother to make sure she is not on her own during the coronavirus outbreak. | A 10-year-old girl is spending lockdown with her grandmother to make sure she is not on her own during the coronavirus outbreak. |
| Sienna Jagpal, from Great Barr, West Midlands, said she missed her mother, father and sister but that it was the "right" thing to do. | Sienna Jagpal, from Great Barr, West Midlands, said she missed her mother, father and sister but that it was the "right" thing to do. |
| She has now been with Raj Hayre for about nine weeks after she feared she would be lonely. | She has now been with Raj Hayre for about nine weeks after she feared she would be lonely. |
| Mother Gurdeep said she was "proud" of her daughter's decision. | Mother Gurdeep said she was "proud" of her daughter's decision. |
| Grandmother Raj Hayre said she was "blessed" to have a granddaughter "who's very caring, loving and helpful and very sensible". | Grandmother Raj Hayre said she was "blessed" to have a granddaughter "who's very caring, loving and helpful and very sensible". |
| The pair have been having "loads of giggles," Sienna said. | |
| "Nan has taught me a variety of dishes and I must say I absolutely love cooking, so I can't wait to cook them for my mum, dad and baby sister." | |
| They have also been playing board and card games. Sienna said she had also spent the lockdown doing exercise, arts and crafts and playing the guitar. | They have also been playing board and card games. Sienna said she had also spent the lockdown doing exercise, arts and crafts and playing the guitar. |
| Mrs Jagpal, 38, Sienna's mother, said she was "really, really proud" of her daughter and missed her "ever so much". | Mrs Jagpal, 38, Sienna's mother, said she was "really, really proud" of her daughter and missed her "ever so much". |
| She added: "I've never been apart from her... she's just so sociable, so chatty. She's full of energy and she makes everybody smile and to not have that in the house is very, very strange. | She added: "I've never been apart from her... she's just so sociable, so chatty. She's full of energy and she makes everybody smile and to not have that in the house is very, very strange. |
| "But the same time it's reassuring that she's there with my mum." | "But the same time it's reassuring that she's there with my mum." |
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