> As an adult, it's very difficult to reconstruct the same kind of social network once it has been broken. This describes my parents' situation perfectly. We a

> As an adult, it's very difficult to reconstruct the same kind of social network once it has been broken. This describes my parents' situation perfectly. We are a family of migrants, my parents were very social and had a big network of friends back in their home country. Even since we moved here, they became insular, and never made many long term friends. In fact, they are pretty much alone and not very happy in their older age.