Volunteer timeMental health & recovery
A weekly phone friend for Alexander, recovering at home after a long hospital stay
No advice needed - just a kind ear and some conversation for 30 minutes a week.
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After a long hospital stay, I have been mostly housebound for 8 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 music, books and gardening, 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.
Glad we found this place.
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- 30 minutes a week
- format
- Online or by phone
- skills
- listening, patience
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sending good thoughts. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My neighbor in Kasarani donated after I showed her your page.
Thanks for sharing this, Alexander. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Stay strong, Alexander. I hope things turn around soon.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Portland.
Thinking of you and your family, Alexander. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Portland.
Sending love, Alexander. Hope you get there. Don't give up.
Hope things get better soon. Hope the doctors have good news. Greetings from Mendoza.
Get well soon. Love from Albany.
Hang in there, Alexander. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Thinking of you, Alexander. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Wishing you the best, Alexander. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted
sending strength, Alexander. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier
Thinking of you. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Aurora but we're thinking of you. Love from Aurora.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless