In this issue, a man paddles across the Yukon River, a Ukrainian village is destroyed by Russian missiles and new research on women and loneliness comes to light
Grab your cup of coffee or tea, and sit down with a selection of this week’s great reads from The Globe. In this issue, Nancy MacDonald follows the accidental adventure of a 61-year-old Irishman on his quest to paddle the length of the Yukon River.
MacDonald discovered Higgins’ story the way many of us do: from the local news. After he’d been attacked by a bear, MacDonald decided to follow him on Facebook. “I thought there might be a story for us at some point, but mostly I was worried,” she said. “Here was an older Irishman paddling alone in a wild and unforgiving region of a country he doesn’t know. I wanted to make sure he was okay.” After a time, she reached out.
If you’re reading this on the web, or it was forwarded to you from someone else, you can sign up for Great Reads and more than 20 other Globe newsletters on ourDermot Higgins was unlikely to succeed when he arrived in Whitehorse in June, hoping to conquer the Yukon River’s 3,150 kilometres of frigid waters, dangerous wildlife, ugly weather and unforgiving wilderness – all with no companions.
New research on aging women is yielding a complicated picture of a significant demographic that is growing rapidly in Canada. As more experts and researchers begin to draw sharper distinctions between living solo, social isolation and loneliness, they’re discovering these highly personal experiences can lead to myriad health problems including depression, dementia and shortened lifespans. The Globe and Mail collects the most illuminating findings on aging women navigating aloneness today.
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