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Woman films her grandfather's reactions to seeing her and our hearts are exploding

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Woman films her grandfather's sweet reactions to seeing her
Courtesy Jennifer Barclay
ByNicole Pelletiere
December 17, 2018, 8:11 PM

This woman's adorable video compilation of her grandfather, aka granddad, greeting her at the door is getting a lot of love on Twitter.

Jennifer Barclay, 24, of Scotland, filmed her granddad, Robert, 87, for a number of weeks and captured his sweet reactions to her arriving at his house.

"I try to visit him once a week," Barclay told "Good Morning America." "On a normal visit, we have a cup of tea and a catch up. I just filmed him because I loved his reaction to seeing me."

Jennifer Barclay, 24, of Scotland, visits her grandfather, Robert, once a week and records his reaction each time he sees her. The video on Twitter has been viewed nearly 8 million times.
Courtesy Jennifer Barclay

Barclay said her granddad lives with her grandmother Mary, his wife of 60 years. On Dec. 14, she uploaded footage to Twitter of her grandad's reactions to seeing her to put a smile on people's faces.

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The video has nearly 8 million views.

Barclay has since created an Instagram account to share her grandfather's adventures: Instagram @the.grandad.diaries.

Jennifer Barclay, 24, of Scotland, records her grandfather each time he greets her at the door.
Courtesy Jennifer Barclay

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