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I am worried about my father because he lives alone and I have spent some sleepless nights worrying about my dad. He is 50- years-old and living alone in Arusha because both my sister and I are married. We are his only children and my mother passed away many years ago. I live in Moshi but my sister lives in England. She visits once every 2 or 3 years. My father did not re-marry because he believes that a man should only marry once in his lifetime. He is a busy man but he does feel very lonely. Living in a home alone with no one to ask even for water is very hard indeed. I wonder at times how can I make things easier for him? It would be a good idea for him to have a contact companion, so we are going to register him as a member here.


Posted-by: Sukaina Merigna |

Posted On January 03, 2013

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January 03, 2013

Yes, I had the same concern with my mother. But she is so much happier and in better spirits, now that she has a contact companion. The two talk daily on the phone, and Mom tells me about the conversations, smiling about the subjects each time she tells me about this, like they are stories. It really makes a world of difference! I must work all the time and I live 85 miles away, so I feel so much better now about Mom's daily activities.
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