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Coronavirus: Great Barr girl moves in with nan for lockdown Coronavirus: Girl moves in with nan for lockdown
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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 the 65-year-old is not on her own.
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, Birmingham, said she missed her family but was the "right" thing to do.
She has now been with Raj Hayre for about nine weeks after she feared her gran would be lonely. She has been with Raj Hayre for about nine weeks.
Mother Gurdeep Jagpal said she was "proud" of her daughter's decision. Her mother Gurdeep Jagpal said she was proud of her daughter's decision and Mrs Hayre said she was "blessed" to have a "caring and helpful" granddaughter.
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.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." "Nan has taught me a variety of dishes and 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 games but Sienna has not been neglecting her schooling and has created her own timetable, said her mum, who is a primary school teacher.
Mrs Jagpal, 38, Sienna's mother, said she was "really, really proud" of her daughter and missed her "ever so much". "Sienna is very competitive so she enjoys sports and singing and dancing in her nan's garage," Mrs Jagpal said.
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. The pair are having their food delivered by Sienna's father.
"But the same time it's reassuring that she's there with my mum." "I get texts all the time from Sienna for their weekly shop. My mum is health-conscious because of her diabetes so they have a lot of fruit and vegetables," Mrs Jagpal added.
Mrs Jagpal said: "She's full of energy and she makes everybody smile and to not have that in the house is very strange but the same time it's reassuring that she's there with my mum."
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