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Betty is 89 years old and living alone in South Tyneside, where there is a high proportion of women over the age of 65 living alone. Caz Graham goes to find out what Betty does to help ease her loneliness. Jenni then talks to Professor Barbara Hanratty, from the Institute of Ageing at Newcastle University, about the impact of isolation on women's health.