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A weekly phone friend for Waylon, recovering at home after spinal surgery
Waylon 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 6 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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People who offered to help
- Gabriel C. González 🇺🇸 Accepted
I live about 4 km from Mississauga. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Happy to chat first.
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So sorry you're going through this, Waylon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope November is when things finally get easier. All the best.
praying for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best!
Best of luck, Waylon. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Mississauga
Take care, Waylon. Shared this with my family. Love from London