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A kind voice on the phone: Riaan's request
Riaan is housebound after a serious car accident and is looking for a friendly, patient person for a weekly call.
🇿🇦 South Africa829 views
After a serious car accident, I have been mostly housebound for 3 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.
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- effort
- 30 minutes a week
- format
- Online or by phone
- skills
- listening, patience
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thanks for sharing this. Hope the doctors have good news!
Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best
Take care, Riaan. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope November is when things finally get easier. All the best.
Thinking of you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care