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'It was like heaven': Great grandmother living in care home tells of joy after holding hands with her daughter for first time in over a year

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A 96-year-old care home resident has told of her joy after holding hands with her daughter for the first time in over a year.

Bettie Lovell, who lives at Abbeyfield House, in Bramhall, Stockport, says it was ‘like heaven’ to have precious physical contact with her family again.

The emotional moment was made possible by the relaxation of care home Covid rules - which now allow residents two nominated visitors.

It has been a godsend to Bettie - a mother of four, with nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren - who says the separation from her family has been ‘terrible’. “I have missed them so much,” she said. “We’ve been talking on the phone and video

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