Illinois Family Devises Creative Approach To Safely Hug Great-Grandma

May 20, 2020 by apost team

Because of the coronavirus crisis, people have been strongly advised against any non-essential physical contact with each other. Carly Marinaro from Rockford, Illinois, invented the "Hug Time Station," a device that allows her family to safely embrace each other, especially their great-grandmother, Rose Gagnon, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carly Marinaro's "Hug Time Station" is an invention that lets her and her kids hug their grandmother and great-grandmother, Rose Gagnon, without potentially spreading germs. The separation from her great-grandchildren was particularly difficult for Rose, 85, who said in an interview with Inside Edition: "I see them every day normally, so it's kind of like a challenge not to be able to see them, not to be able to hug them."

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Using sheets of plastic, PVC pipes, and duct tape, Carly's invention allows the kids to hug Rose by sticking their arms through the plastic disposable gloves. She set it up in her front yard in Rockford, Illinois, and aptly named it "Hug Time Station."

"We’re not meant to be apart like this or be isolated, so it’s sad for those people who can’t be around their family members," Carly told the station. "I’m just glad we could share this kind of happiness with people."

What do you think of this invention? Is it clever or is it excessive? Let us know in the comments and be sure to pass this along to your family members who you haven't been able to hug because of the pandemic.