29th December 2013:
Radio 2 with Clare Balding and her guest Ester Rantzen this morning at the gym:
She said,
‘loneliness is NOT about being alone, it’s about loss, I think.
…Loss about the grief of losing a partner, loss of a divorce, loss of a driving license, a loss of a sense of smell, hear or taste…’
She also said,
‘I have someone to do SOMETHING with, but no one to do NOTHING with.’
I TOTALLY agree with her but I would also add,
“loneliness is also about the loss of your old-self due to illness
OR
Loneliness is the loss of how a loved-one once was.’
