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Debbie Hall & Jacob Farr

Deaf and blind pensioner was "trapped at home" due to pandemic

A West Lothian pensioner who is both blind and deaf has opened up about the difficulties he faced during the pandemic.

Desmond Smith, from Broxburn, says that he had to withdraw from most social activity and contact and was forced to become even more dependent on his care worker Jacqui Knowles during the pandemic.

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