Friendship Helps Relieve Isolation and Money Woes ; I Woke to the Realisation That I Was in for Another Quiet, Almost Lonely Day. It's Early in the Week but Feelings of Isolation Are Creeping in, Try As I Might to Ignore Them.

Express & Echo (Exeter, UK) › April 01, 2009

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Summary

I woke to the realisation that I was in for another quiet, almost lonely day. It's early in the week but feelings of isolation are creeping in, try as I might to ignore them.

I thought I would try to access some of the services that pensioners rely on within the city.

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Friendship Helps Relieve Isolation and Money Woes ; I Woke to the Realisation That I Was in for Another Quiet, Almost Lonely Day. It's Early in the Week but Feelings of Isolation Are Creeping in, Try As I Might to Ignore Them.

Tuesday

Normally I would use the opportunity to get out and about, but with a strict budget and also relying on public transport, I had second thoughts. Instead, cleaning my house became my main focus of the morning.

Another realisation dawns...

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