Stay Close to Your Friends

The saying that “your world dies before you do” is not easy to accept but it’s something that many older people experience in their last years of life. Loneliness and social isolation are real consequences of getting older that’s why senior interviewees in Pillemer’s books recommend younger people to try as hard as they can to maintain old friendships but also meet new people and stay socially engaged.

For 90-year-old Derek Taylor from the U.K., having friends helped him live a more fulfilling life.