Many who managed to go out and work have already been forced into early retirement, while others who used to rely on their parents for everyday care, can no longer do so.

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If you don't have enough work to do, you can go home early.

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Some of us come in early, stay late, go to evening networking meetings and work weekends.

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Brands post teasers of their ads and even the real thing early, hoping they go viral, and then work to continue the conversation once the game is over.

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Work is still early enough that there's a long way to go before such implants are part of any treatments, but there's hope that future chip iterations could help fix inner ear maladies, not just report on them.

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But Walkinshaw has admitted the plans are still in their early stages and there is a long way to go before permission is granted and any work can starts.

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"Early action will go some way to alleviate the current pressures, but there is still much work to be done across Wales, " she said.

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