Loneliness and social isolation are chronic problems in the elderly. Pensioners that are lonely are 50% more likely to die prematurely than people with good social networks. This means loneliness is as big a mortality risk as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Many are dog lovers and when they ask for a furry friend from Wag & Company, they get the bonus of a very nice two legged one at the same time. Over 330 amazing Visiting Wag Teams are currently making the difference. So with just an hour or so most weeks we provide some company for a chat, a cuppa and a cuddle with that much missed furry friend. The results can be transformational with people telling us that their Visiting Wag Team has made my life worth living again, given me something to look forward to.

Luckily, my experience of loneliness was short-lived and after Lockdown 1.0 was eased and 'bubbling' was allowed I had a great network of friends, family and colleagues to call upon. But not everyone has that so....I love to swim, ride and run and I also love a challenge so I've set myself the task of swimming 1km, cycling 100km and (hopefully) running 10km on Saturday 26th June to raise funds to support Wag. I’ll be going solo, totally unsupported on the day. No feed stations or bike mechanics to help out…what could go wrong🙈.

Thank you so much for your support. 

Faye : )