Care worker whose reunion with her asthmatic daughter, 7, was captured in a touching video says it ‘felt like her heart was put back in the right place’ when they were finally able to hug
- Lisa Cave, 40, made decision to send daughter Ruby, seven, to her father’s house
- Ruby has asthma and respiratory problems and Lisa did not want to infect her
- To protect her, the care worker did not see her daughter for seven weeks
- Could not wait any longer and drove ten miles to hug her dressed in PPE suits
- Appeared on Good Morning Britain and shared her joy at the reunion
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A care worker who was reunited with her seven-year-old daughter in a touching viral video has spoken of her joy at being able to hug her again.
The emotional clip shows Lisa Cave, 40, from Stalham, Norfolk, dressed in full PPE as she hugs daughter Ruby Cave, who suffers from severe asthma and respiratory problems, after almost two months apart.
Due to the nature of her job the mother-of-one made the ‘heartbreaking’ decision to send Ruby to stay with her father Paul Griffiths, 48.
The video of the heartfelt reunion went viral last week and today Lisa and Ruby appeared on Good Morning Britain via videolink to discuss their experience.
Lisa Cave, 40, hugs her daughter Ruby, seven, for the first time in nearly two months in an emotional video after she drove ten miles to hold her while wearing a PPE suit
Appearing on Good Morning Britain today Lisa Cave, 40, from Stalham, Norfolk, said it ‘felt like her heart was back in the right place’ when they were finally able to hug
Speaking of the difficult decision she’d had to make, Lisa said: ‘It was really hard. It wasn’t the easiest decision, I’ve made in my life but I know her dad is a brilliant dad and takes good care of her. But people rely on me to look after them when they can’t look after themselves.
‘Like thousands of other key workers, who made the decision to separate from our loved ones, it is really hard.
‘But if we didn’t carry on caring for someone, who would? And if you’re looking after vulnerable people, you have a duty of care to continue.’
Speaking of the moment she hugged her daughter again, she added: ‘The hug was just amazing, all I can explain is someone put my heart into the right place again. Just to have her in my arms again.’
Lisa decided to send Ruby, who has severe asthma and respiratory problems, to her dads to avoid infecting her with coronavirus
Ruby’s dad Paul is furloughed from work and can therefore take care of Ruby full-time and says the pair have been keeping ‘as busy as they can’ doing online homeschooling
Ruby’s dad Paul is furloughed from work and can therefore take care of Ruby full-time and says the pair have been keeping ‘as busy as we can’.
He drove their daughter 10 miles to see her mother last week.
Speaking today, Lisa said she lives in fear of a second coronavirus wave.
She said: ‘With people not being sensible, I’m so scared there’s going to be a second wave. ‘Watching your daughter grow up in and out of hospital is not fun so I need to keep her safe.’
Later on in the show, Lisa was surprised by singer Calum Scott, whose song You Are The Reason was the track used in the emotional video of the mother and daughter reuniting
Later on in the show, Lisa was surprised by singer Calum Scott, whose song You Are The Reason was the track used in the emotional video of the mother and daughter reuniting.
Speaking of the song, Lisa said: ‘It means so much about a father and daughter or a mother and daughter’s love for their child.
Calum added: ‘it means so much, the lyric is perfect we all felt that hug. I’m isolating on my own, what I would give to give my mum a hug.
‘Lisa on behalf of the country, thank you for all the incredible work you’re doing.’
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