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Hugh Irwin - "Pills are not the answer. We need to ask people if they are lonely and what would help. People need people, they need purpose in their lives" - Manager - Thrive United Welsh
Dr David Minton - "As a GP I see many people who have loneliness at the root of their problems. We don't get enough time to talk to patients about this. If we knew what befriending services are available to us locally that would be a huge help." - GP
Danny Daniels - "I served 39 years in the Royal Navy. When I left the services, I was looking to give something back to the community." -
Martin Turner - "I spent 27 years in the RAF, today I have been inspired." - Veteran
Sarah Rochira - "The reality for our older people across Wales is that time is their enemy too, but for different reasons, not because there isn't enough but because there almost seems to be too much of it." - Older People's Commissioner
Joan Watkins - "Loneliness is insidious. It's a very secret thing. It's an epidemic and as a society we should be working together to support this who are vulnerable." - War Widow
Sarah Adams - "I can feel so lonely even in the most crowded of places." - Mum of James, a fallen solider
Andrew Finny - "I have a toy snow leopard at the end of my bed. I talk to him all day. I don't have anyone else to talk to." - Older Person
Caroline Bovey - "There is a lot of discontent a lot of prejudice a lot of bias and a lot of bigotry still very much present in British Society. This can lead people to become socially isolated." - Chair, ABUHB LGBT Committee
Febin Varghese - "I was very lonely when I moved here from India. I had no friends and no family. I could Skype my parents but it just wasn't enough." - Registered Nurse (Migrant Worker)
Rob Wiltshire - "No-one understands a solider, like a soldier understands a soldier. We like to speak to people who have seen what we have seen, and who understand us." - Veteran
Alan Morgan - "I'm lucky. I'm one of the lucky one's, I've found my solace, it's cost me dearly, but I've found it." - Veteran
