In addition to detailing her encounter and suggesting the police failed to properly investigate her claims, Ashley mentions that she has been living in isolation after becoming “incredibly reclusive.”

But soon after, I was overcome by utter isolation.

After losing her mother when she was still a child, Vera was raised in rural isolation by her father, Hector, an ornithologist and bird poacher who forced young Vera to aid him in his exploits.

And addressing weight loss or diabetes in isolation will not solve a patient's entire problem.

Some families enjoyed additional time together, but children in abusive households, and young carers, faced isolation and extra threats to their mental wellbeing.