Social isolation can be very hard on a lot of people. That's especially true of elderly folks. This pandemic is a good example of that. What makes it worse is the fact that not everybody is tech-savvy.
So this grandson came up with a brilliant machine that his grandma can use to communicate better with the rest of the family, and this story will definitely warm your heart.
Manuel Lucio Dallo, who is a former software engineer, realized that his grandmother had a hard time using her telephone. She is 96-years-old and hard of hearing. Therefore using a regular phone has been a burden to her.
Now grandma had to rely on her phone even more. So this sweet man knew that he had to do something about it.
He built a special machine that would allow grandma an easy way to communicate with the family. He affectionately called it "Yayagram." "Yaya" means “granny” in Castilian. Manuel uses the Telegram app for this machine, so he simply combined the two terms.
He explains in a series of Tweets that the device records and sends voice messages. Then, it receives and prints written messages. You get notified on your phone when you have a Yayagram.
You see, this is pretty easy to explain and simple enough to retain. It's a wonderful little device for anybody who's intimidated by modern tech.
It's that missing connection with her family that she's been missing all along. I bet she was so relieved to hear all the family member's voices after such a long time, huh?
This is how. It might be an old-school way, but it's still very effective today. The only thing is that you need to make sure you have paper so the message can print.
He said the Raspberry Pi 4 computer is its base. And it runs on Python to make the device receive and send messages and monitor the Yayagram status.
It's such an amazing story. I don't think I've ever heard anything sweeter. This guy is one exceptional grandson. Tell me, have you ever done something unique for your grandparents?
