95-year-old Bill is becoming a bit of a regular on the Alex Dyke BBC Radio Solent morning show.
Last month, Bill Palmer from Southampton, who listens to the show every day, called in to a discussion about finding love later in life because, he said, he felt ‘so alone’.
Bill had married his wife Sheila on June 2 last year at the age of 95. But, shortly after the wedding, Sheila had a fall and was taken into hospital. She now lives in a nursing home.
She has dementia and colitis, so doesn’t always remember Bill, even though he visits every day.
When asked if he felt lonely, Bill replied ‘I feel so alone’. So, the presenter sent a cab round and got Bill on the show.