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FRANKLIN — It can be agonizing for some families being separated because of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with loved ones in hospitals or senior living facilities.

But some families in Franklin are working together to remain connected while they are apart.

Rachael Working and her daughter Allison McClain are connecting through technology as she stood outside the Oterbein Senior Living campus in Franklin.

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Working's husband, Von, lives on a different flood of the facility. The two are using an iPad to stay connected.