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With a little ingenuity and some plastic, a great-grandmother in the US state of Illinois was able to safely hug her great-grandchildren for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic led to social distancing measures.
Rose Gagnon, 85, went from seeing her great-grandchildren every day to not hugging them for more than two months.
But she brought them together in her arms again for the first time this week thanks to an invention by her granddaughter. Using some PVC pipes, a window insulation kit, and duct tape, Carly Marinaro built a “hug time” machine outside her home in Rockford, Illinois.
“I felt like my heart was going to explode. It filled my heart,” Gagnon said.
“She was getting to the point of ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t handle this, I need to hug her, the kids need to hug her.’ So it was worth it,” said Marinaro.
“We are not meant to be separated in this way or to isolate ourselves, and it is sad for those people who cannot be near their family members. I am glad that we can share this kind of happiness with people,” he added.
Marinaro said his “hug time” device has attracted international attention. She hopes that other families can use the idea to hug their loved ones.
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