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A weekly phone friend for Ibrahim, recovering at home after spinal surgery
Ibrahim is housebound after spinal surgery and is looking for a friendly, patient person for a weekly call.
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After spinal surgery, 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 treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Put this on a community board in Newcastle this morning.
Hope things get better soon, Ibrahim. Hope the doctors have good news. Blessings
Thinking of you, Ibrahim. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
You're not alone, Ibrahim. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. Greetings from Irapuato
Wishing you the best, Ibrahim. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Chennai
Hope the doctors have good news. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Kathmandu
Sending love. 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.