I was recently on an international telephone conference with Abbeyfielders from a number of places around the world, including Ireland, USA, United Kingdom and South Africa, and listening to the different dialects of those on the call it really brought home how our organisation has spread around the globe.  Listening to people talking about the future of Abbeyfield made me realize that we are not working in isolation for the lonely, older people in our society who are seeking companionship, but others just like us are doing exactly the same thing and facing exactly the same problems and concerns that we are. 

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