By : Bill Murphy Jr.
Source : Inc.
Sometimes you hear a strange statistic and it makes you stop and think. Like these, for example:
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Millions In US Struggle Through Life With Few To Trust (AP Poll)
Thursday June 10th, 2021
By : Alexandra Olson
Source : AP
Karen Glidden’s loneliness became unbearable during the coronavirus pandemic.
The 72-year-old widow, who suffers from vision loss and diabetes and lives far from any relatives, barely left her house in Champion, Michigan, this past year, for fear of contracting the virus. Finally vaccinated, she was looking forward to venturing out when her beloved service dog died last month.
It doesn’t help that her circle of trusted friends has dwindled to one neighbor she counts on to help her shop, get to the doctor and hang out.
“I feel like I’m in a prison most of the time and once in a while, I get to go out,” said Glidden, whose adult children live in California and Hawaii, where she was born and raised.
She is not alone in her sense of social isolation.
