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A kind voice on the phone: Hawa's request
Hawa is housebound after a stroke and is looking for a friendly, patient person for a weekly call.
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After a stroke, I have been mostly housebound for 4 weeks. My family live far away, and the days can feel very long. I'm not looking for therapy - I've that covered - but for conversation.
I'm hoping for someone who can call for about 30 minutes once a week whenever suits us both. I like film, travel stories and poetry, and can listen to anything.
This can be from anywhere in the world as long as you speak English. We can arrange the calls through the platform, with email shared only when we're both comfortable.
Thanks for even thinking about it.
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- effort
- 30 minutes a week
- format
- Online or by phone
- skills
- listening, patience
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People who offered to help
- Dmitry Petro Sorokin 🇷🇺
I live about 20 km from Marseille. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Happy to chat first.
- Isabel N. Fernández 🇲🇽 Photo verifiedAccepted
I live about 6 km from Marseille. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
- Angela Barrett 🇺🇸
I live about 6 km from Marseille. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need
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Sending love, Hawa. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.
Wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Bristol.
thinking of you, Hawa. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Marseille!
wishing you the best. Wishing Hawa a smooth procedure and a full recovery. All the best
Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Bursa this morning.
Hope things get better soon. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Montpellier.
Good luck, Hawa. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Saket.