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From tenantspin, residents John and Margo

All entries in this category: Loneliness

  1. Isolation

    • John McGuirk
    • 1 Aug 06, 03:05 PM

    At 75 years of age and living on my own I know what loneliness or isolation can be like. However I only have to pick up a phone and my children and grand children are on the other end.
    In spite of this I still feel moments of complete and utter loneliness when you would rather your family were there in person.

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  1. Loneliness

    • Margo Hogg
    • 1 Aug 06, 03:02 PM

    Loneliness isn’t just about being alone, loneliness is isolation brought on through no fault of the person involved.
    There are so many different kinds of loneliness. Loneliness of heart and loneliness of the soul.
    Loneliness of the heart can be fixed, but when it goes deeper, it’s sometimes very hard for the person to accept that fact that they’re lonely.

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