By Joe Ryan As we go about our busy lives, we are usually in the proximity or company of other people. Nonetheless, we can still feel isolated. Pressing business and personal obligations, a daunting workload, and the immediacy and impersonal nature of digital communication rob us of the warmth and pleasure of human interaction in our daily existence. The pandemic has had a debilitating effect on the emotional state of people of all ages. Children have been significantly impacted. Their social development was halted when they had to stay home, separated from friends, extended family, and teachers. The scope of ...