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VIDEO - According to a recent poll by the Fondation de France, five million people affected by isolation and loneliness. In a strong statement for the elderly, image houcine, retired 74 years.

After the divorce, it is "very bad" and is a very difficult and long career in the restaurant is now houcine days of loneliness and boredom. "In addition to radio and television, have no contact, and spend long days and nights alone," he says.

For the last ten years in retirement, consider French Tunisia, in addition to questions of fate, the only future "waiting to die". His only consolation: Weekly Volunteer Little Brothers of the Poor. "The views of the volunteers, this week has gone by quickly, and it allows me to rot," he says, to the 10,700 people who regularly accompanies the club throughout the year in France.

Far from being anecdotal, tend to spread houcine situation. He said a study by the Fondation de France suffer, five million French loneliness million more than in 2010, especially in the elderly: If 16% of people over 75 years in 2010 only 27% of it now, especially after the death of a spouse, loss of autonomy and / or expulsion children. Phenomenon, the special emphasis on the major cities and holiday time, when traders, doctors and volunteers are usually in the desert.

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