Heartbreaking image of Sheffield nurse and grandson shows harsh reality for loved ones during lockdown

Judith Stewart, 60, hasn't been able to see her three-year-old Isaac for the past three months because she’s been working at the Covid-19 testing site in Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

The emotive image of the pair waving to each other through a window, shows the closest the relatives have been able to get to each other during the coronavirus lockdown.

Three-year-old Isaac can be seen holding his hand up against the window as his grandma waves from the other side, delighted to be able to make contact with her grandson, even from a distance.

Judith, explained how she wasn’t expecting to see her grandson as she dropped some items off on her son’s doorstep on her way to work in the morning.

"I was about to leave when Isaac ran up to the window and started banging it shouting 'granny, granny'”, she said.

"To see him face-to-face, even though it was through a window, was really lovely.

"I've missed him so much."

The frontline coronavirus worker shared how the heartwarming moment between her and Isaac, which was captured on camera, was the first time the pair had seen each other since the nationwide shutdown was enforced in March.

Judith had only seen the three-year-old fleetingly on video calls with other family members.

The grandma-of-five added: "We have been doing all sorts over Zoom, like family quizzes and even having meals together.

"But it's not the same, especially with the kids because they don't like to sit still in front of a phone or an iPad so I have barely seen them."

She continued: "It has been really difficult, normally we see the grandkids all the time, they'll stay over for sleep overs, but obviously that has come to a stop."

Judith, who is a mother of two, worked as a school nurse before the Covid-19 pandemic hit but has retrained to become a swabber at a coronavirus drive through testing site.

The 60-year-old said she has been "very careful" to avoid contact with people and her loved ones since changing jobs – which means she hasn't been able to see the majority of her family.

"Although restrictions are being eased I'm still coming very close to people who may have coronavirus, so I can't be too careful.

"Hopefully over the next few weeks I'll be able to see some of the grandkids at the park or something like that, in an open area.

"If I go to their house or the garden the little ones will just run at me and give me a big hug, which I would love it wasn't for the dangers involved right now."

Judith has continued to work part time from home as a school nurse, while working on the Covid-19 frontline testing people to see if they have been infected.