"Why are a quarter of disabled people lonely?" - BBC News
- Mar. 26th, 2015 at 10:47 AM
Why are a quarter of disabled people lonely? - BBC News
I am relatively lucky because I prefer solitude and rarely get lonely.
I am relatively lucky because I prefer solitude and rarely get lonely.
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