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Tag Archives: loneliness
Loneliness May Be Shortening the Lives of LGBTQs
Isolated LGBTQs are at even greater risk than other lonely seniors
The older we get, the more likely we are to find ourselves living alone. According to a 2014 U.S. Census Bureau report, 11 million, or 28 percent of people aged 65 and older, lived alone at the time of the census. The AARP … Continue reading
“Let Me Grieve but not Forever” by Verdell Davis
A journey out of the darkness of loss
Loss happens to someone else. Tragedy affects other people. Until it happens to you. So writes Verdell Davis in her book, “Let Me Grieve but not Forever: A Journey out of the Darkness of Loss,” first published in 1994 … Continue reading
Confronting Loneliness in the Elderly
Research shows that social isolation is damaging to our health
As the world’s population ages, the number of elderly Americans who live alone has increased every year. Today, about one in three of the 46 million seniors who live in the community lives alone. That number increases to one in … Continue reading
