Even though we appear to have a successful vaccination against the covid 19 virus it wont be delivered in enough quantity to enable some of us to celebrate our more traditional Christmases, there will still be people who will be spending their Christmas alone.

The ones who I feel really sorry for and realise that under today’s conditions there is very little we can do for them are the elderly people who have lost a partner this year, these are the people who even now hear an odd noise in their house think it’s their much loved partner who is in another room and suddenly realise, no I am alone it is just the house creaking.

In a way if they are able to access it, the social networking system is of benefit, if they use it to their advantage they can converse or just put forward their thoughts which makes them realise that they can still participate in life.

That there is someone there who is interested in what their thoughts are. It is really only in times like this that you realise what social animals we are, I know sometimes we say we would give the earth for a bit of peace and quiet but when you have that all the time it is horrendous. If you have your family in your area think of them don’t just say all contact them tomorrow do it today because tomorrow you will say the same thing and before you know it a week has gone by a week in which they have been alone.

Some are more fortunate than others with their neighbours, they have neighbours who look out for them, others have neighbours who are so busy they’ve only just got time to live their own lives.

This year if you have got anyone near you who are living on their own try and make the time to say hello how are you is there anything I can do for you.