Elderly loneliness: 'It's very demoralising'

A 93-year old man who has broken both his hips has only left his home once in the last six months.

Ron Edwards, from Ditton, Kent, says he has been lonely since the death of his wife seven years ago.

More than two million people over the age of 75 live alone in the UK, according to Age UK.

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