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A weekly phone friend for Terry, recovering at home after spinal surgery

Terry is housebound after spinal surgery and is looking for a friendly, patient person for a weekly call.

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Terry Phillips
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Edinburgh
After spinal surgery, 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 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. I hope life is good to you.
effort
30 minutes a week
format
Online or by phone
skills
listening, patience

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People who offered to help

  • Elลผbieta Joanna Pietrzak ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ

    I live about 9 km from Edinburgh. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need

  • Sachin T. Kulkarni ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

    I live about 16 km from Edinburgh. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.

Reviews

3.6(18 reviews)

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  • Sending good thoughts, Terry. Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Bangkok.

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