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This is the moment a son is reunited with his mother and sister after living apart for weeks.This is the moment a son is reunited with his mother and sister after living apart for weeks.
The Ashby family, like thousands across the country, have been separated during lockdown but reunited over the weekend.The Ashby family, like thousands across the country, have been separated during lockdown but reunited over the weekend.
Helen Ashby lives with daughter Elizabeth, while 31-year-old son David, who has Down's Syndrome and autism, lives elsewhere in Stourbridge. David Sheriff, who has Down's Syndrome and autism, and sister Elizabeth Ashby were reunited over a Sunday lunch in Stourbridge, West Midlands.
David, Ms Ashby said, found lockdown and being separated from his sister "very difficult". Mum Helen Ashby said the day had brought "pure joy" for the whole family.
The family were reunited over a Sunday lunch and Ms Ashby said the day had been "pure joy". Ms Ashby said David, 31, had found lockdown and being separated from his sister "very difficult".
David, who receives 24-hour care from a staff team, found it "very difficult" to understand why he wasn't able to visit, she said. Mr Sherriff, who receives 24-hour care from a staff team, found it "very difficult" to understand why he wasn't able to visit, she said.
The family did arrange a socially distanced picnic but it was hard for David as he was not allowed to touch his family. The family did arrange a socially distanced picnic but it was hard for him as he was not allowed to touch his family.
"They did webcams but it is not the same, it is not the same as physical touch and the sensory issues that go with his autism, that is what he needs," she said."They did webcams but it is not the same, it is not the same as physical touch and the sensory issues that go with his autism, that is what he needs," she said.
"David is very food-orientated so it is around our roast Sunday dinner and we have a chocolate fountain for dessert," Ms Ashby said."David is very food-orientated so it is around our roast Sunday dinner and we have a chocolate fountain for dessert," Ms Ashby said.
Also reunited were Dee Jones, from Malvern, Worcestershire, and daughter Sian, who lives in London.Also reunited were Dee Jones, from Malvern, Worcestershire, and daughter Sian, who lives in London.
Ms Jones is registered blind and, although she has guide dog Jax, said she had been surprised by how hard she had found lockdown.Ms Jones is registered blind and, although she has guide dog Jax, said she had been surprised by how hard she had found lockdown.
"It's like a layer of support was taken away," she said adding she cried when she heard restrictions were being lifted for some."It's like a layer of support was taken away," she said adding she cried when she heard restrictions were being lifted for some.
Sian said she had tried to help her mum by doing things like sorting her online food deliveries but it had been hard.Sian said she had tried to help her mum by doing things like sorting her online food deliveries but it had been hard.
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