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Woman's Hour: Listener Week: Day Five

Listener Week: Day Five

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Mothers and sons, renting at 50, and bereavement and appetite loss.

A listener asks why people think it's odd that she and her son are good friends. We discuss renting at 50, and bereavement and appetite loss - how do others cope?

Listener Trisha wonders why people seem find it odd that she and her adult son get on so well - she and her daughter don’t get the same surprised reaction when they spend time together. So why the difference? 

Following the death of her husband, listener Suzie Ladbrooke lost her appetite and has no pleasure in eating alone.  She wants to know how other people adapt after a family loss.  She is joined by nutritionist Jane Clarke. 

Another listener contacted us to talk about living in private rented housing as you get older. She says it’s not just millennials who are unable to buy their own home and so living in rented accommodation and house shares – but as you get older the challenges change.

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