Volunteer timeMental health & recovery
A weekly phone friend for Farhana, recovering at home after a stroke
No advice needed - just a kind ear and some conversation for 30 minutes a week.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom625 views
After a stroke, I have been mostly housebound for 5 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 history, chess and quiz shows, 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.
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- effort
- 30 minutes a week
- format
- Online or by phone
- skills
- listening, patience
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People who offered to help
- Rony Emon Molla 🇧🇩 Accepted
I'm a graphic designer and I'm free on Mondays. Happy to help! Flexible on timing.
- Hans Leon Maier 🇩🇪
I live about 19 km from Birmingham. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need!
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hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
Sending strength. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Birmingham.
thinking of you and your family. Get well soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double
Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 34 people at work. All the best.
Good luck. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. After 20 years in engineering I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Thinking of Birmingham