For over a year Bhavna Patel has watched her first grandchild grow via FaceTime, talking to him in New York every day while the U.S. travel restrictions prevented her from making the trip from London.
On Monday she is threatening to dance down the aisle of the British Airways plane that will take her to finally meet him, as the United States lifts COVID-19 restrictions that have barred much of the world from entering for over 20 months.
The unprecedented restrictions have prevented loved ones and foreign workers from reuniting with families, attending weddings, saying goodbye at funerals, and greeting new babies. "It's that question, it really takes something out of you," she said, blinking back tears and looking at photos of her family in New York. "It's like putting a nail in the heart and knocking. And now I can say: Look, I'm going!"Bhavna Patel and her daughter Bindiya Patel, who are due to fly to New York to reunite with family following the relaxing of the coronavirus disease travel restrictions, pose at their home in Croydon, Britain, November 5, 2021.
On BA001, Bindiya will be carrying the British Cadbury's chocolate her brother has missed. She wonders how Kai will react when he sees his family "in 3D" for the first time.
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