While the world is fighting the deadly impacts of the novel coronavirus, there is something else that the world is fighting even more, being away from their loved ones.
To combat this distance, a Canadian woman has come up an ingenious way to be able to hug her mother during the uncertain times of Covid-19. She has made what is called the “hug glove” which consists of plastic tarp with four sleeves hanging from the clothesline.
Carolyn Ellis, who hails from the southern city of Ontario city of Guelph, both she and her husband have worked together to make the hug glove and give it to her mother on the day of Mother’s Day eve, which is celebrated on May 10 in North America.
In an interview with AFP, Carolyn said that she thinks that are mother isn’t getting enough hugs and cuddles that she should, which is why she wanted to do something for her. So, she wanted to give something to her on the Mother’s Day.
For making the hug glove, they taped plastic sleeves to the tarp that allowed two people to hug each other without being in contact.
Ellis further said that making the hug glove wasn’t as easy as it sounds. It took out a lot of time and effort into analysing the height and the size of the holes that needed to be made. She said that she and her husband kept working on it late on Saturday night because they wanted everything to be set up by Sunday, which was Mother’s Day.
The video that they made of the moment they shared when Ellis’ mother first saw the same was shared on the social media and it quickly went viral, making everyone shocked on how fast it spread.
“I just wanted to hug my mom. We were quite shocked on how quickly it went viral, but thrilled that other people are benefiting from our hug. We loved it,” Ellis said.
And, even though the plastic barrier in between will never compare to the real deal, they were still content with whatever they could conjure during such a small moment. Ellis said that she was extremely happy to be able to hold her mother again after all the social distancing and the pandemic stress.
Ellis believes that the “Hug Glove” is a statement of normalcy for her and her mother, making them realise that things would eventually get back to normal.
“That physical feeling feels like home, you know, a hug from your mom — it feels so good,” Ellis said.
