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alone at Christmas You can help us solve the crisis of loneliness affecting older people. There is a crisis hiding in plain sight: loneliness. Most people won’t notice. They won’t see the days ... stories below, but also what it’s like to get the help needed to solve the crisis. Almost a million older people will face loneliness this Christmas. Help us solve this crisis. Donate now “
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why Simone knows she can always rely on her dad. “Dad’s had such a colourful and eventful life that he’s like a fountain of knowledge,” says Simone. “What Dad doesn’t know ... know probably isn’t worth knowing about!” Having worked in a pub, as a coach driver and as a mechanical engineer, Ron has built up an impressive CV over the years. Now, aged 84, Ron spends