A HEALTH worker treating patients for Covid-19 has gone above and beyond to keep her mother safe by moving into a caravan on her driveway in Cradley.

Sarah Link works as a health care assistant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, where she treats patients suffering from Covid-19 for 12 and a half hours a day.

She lives with her mother Gwen and husband Gary in Cradley, but decided to move into a caravan on her driveway with Gary to keep her 83-year-old mother safe from the virus.

Sarah told the News it was an easy decision to make and she would do whatever it takes to keep her much-loved mother safe.

She said: "My mom is my world, she has been our whole life."

Sarah and Gary moved into the caravan four weeks ago on the same day that the government introduced the lockdown measures.

They are settling into life in the new surroundings, but Sarah said she still misses her house and seeing her mom in person.

Until life returns to normal Sarah and Gary will continue to live in the caravan to protect Gwen, but until then they are speaking regularly on the phone.

Gwen also cooks meals for when Sarah returns from work and leaves them outside the caravan, while a next door neighbour lets the pair use their outdoor bathroom.

Sarah said: "The caravan is really hot in the day and so cold at night. It's also on a slope so when I'm in bed my feet are right up against the TV."

She also has nothing but praise for her husband Gary, who decided to decorate the caravan with fairy lights for last Thursday's Clap for Carers event to give Sarah a boost after a long day on the ward.

Gary, who works as a fishmonger, runs Pier 39 on Cradley High Street and he and Sarah have also been spending their time delivering food to elderly people who are isolating in the Cradley area.

Sarah has worked for the NHS for 17 years, serving 12 years at Russells Hall Hospital before moving to the Queen Elizabeth. She normally works on the respiratory ward, which is now only treating Covid-19 patients.

The 46-year-old says day-to-day work on the ward is extremely difficult, but has described the hard work and dedication of her colleagues as "amazing".

She added: "It's been really hard, I feel homesick in a way. I try to keep positive but it's hard when you can't see when this is going to end. It's been difficult, but I'm OK. I'm living this half life, I feel like I can't get back to my whole life.

"But my job is my life, my job is paramount to me."