Friends reunited: Best pals of 60 years back together
Two best friends for 60 years have been reunited for the first time since the pandemic began.
June Crawford and Ella Boyle were neighbours in Renfrewshire until Ella had to move into a care home in Greenock, Inverclyde.
For most of this year, the duo have been limited to speaking on the phone, until a new testing scheme was piloted, allowing them to meet earlier this week.
June was tested for coronavirus on Tuesday and was able to visit her friend on Thursday after getting a clean bill of health.
“This means everything, absolutely everything,” June told STV News as she was reunited with Ella.
“She just wants me there beside her and this is the next best thing.”
Both June and Ella are in their 90s and are very aware of the time they have left together.
“Do you want to know my biggest fear?” said June. “That she wouldn’t survive it. I’ve had to do a lot over the phone, just egging her on.”
As she arrived at Bagatelle care home, June was kitted out in full PPE, with surgical mask, gown and gloves.
Her temperature was taken and she had to answer a few questions before she could see Ella.
Both women couldn’t stop themselves from crying as they were reunited under the watchful eye of emotional carers and staff.
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