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A weekly visit for Francois, 93, who lives alone in Johannesburg
Looking for a friendly person in Johannesburg to visit Francois once a week.
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa1,655 views
I'm writing for my neighbor Francois, who's 93. Francois lives alone in Johannesburg, and lost a son last year. The nearest family lives on the other side of the country.
Francois loves local history, and would enjoy someone to chat with. An hour a week, perhaps on Saturday afternoon, would mean the world. We can also arrange a phone call if you can't visit in person.
All visitors will be introduced by me and I'll be there at the first meeting. I'll share references and, if you'd like, a short orientation from the local befriending charity.
No special skills are needed - just kindness and patience.
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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- 1 hour a week
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- In person in Johannesburg
- skills
- kindness, patience
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- Hossain Liton Sarker 🇮🇳
i live about 6 km from Johannesburg. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
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take care, Andile. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Wishing you peace. Hope the doctors have good news. We're a small family in Breda but we're thinking of you. Love from Breda
Take care, Andile. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Johannesburg
rooting for you, Andile. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I hope September is when things finally get easier.
Take care. Hope this works out for you
Good luck, Andile. Shared this with my family. God bless.
thinking of you, Andile. Hope you get there!
Thinking of you and your family. Get well soon. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Johannesburg.
Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Johannesburg.
Sending strength. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Johannesburg
Wishing you peace, Andile. Hope the doctors have good news. I'll check back for the next update.
Wishing Francois a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out
You're not alone. Wishing Francois a smooth procedure and a full recovery. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Nairobi so I could bring a meal. All the best
Thinking of you and your family. Your post was clear and honest. My husband and I read this together. Take care.
Hope the doctors have good news. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected
Thinking of you, Andile. Gave what I could, wish it was more. All the best.
Hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Thanks for sharing this, Andile. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Best of luck. Get well soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
Wishing you the best, Andile. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.
So sorry you're going through this, Andile. I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
Good luck. Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Santos this morning.
Hope it all works out, Andile. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care
Wishing you peace. I hope things turn around soon. Don't give up. Take care
it takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Hồ Chí Minh City donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Hồ Chí Minh City
Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Johannesburg.
good luck. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.
Hope you get there. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Stay strong, Andile. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.
Praying for you, Andile. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
Hope things get better soon. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Medellín