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Brandon is isolated after a stroke: a call a week would help
No advice needed - just a kind ear and some conversation for 30 minutes a week.
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After a stroke, 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.
Thanks for being kind about this.
- effort
- 30 minutes a week
- format
- Online or by phone
- skills
- listening, patience
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People who offered to help
- Quinn N. Perez 🇺🇸 Accepted
I live about 11 km from San Diego. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Happy to chat first.
- Marilyn G. Watts 🇺🇸
I live about 12 km from San Diego. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need! Can bring a friend.
- Wambui Achieng Kamau 🇺🇬
I live about 4 km from San Diego. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Free this month.
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Stay strong, Brandon. Hope this works out for you. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of San Diego.
Hang in there, Brandon. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from São Paulo
Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
Hang in there, Brandon. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Hialeah so I could bring a meal. Love from Narayanganj.
Thinking of you, Brandon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Blessings.
Sending strength, Brandon. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together.
So sorry you're going through this, Brandon. Get well soon
Looking forward to the next update. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Love from San Jose.
Hope it all works out. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Cape Town.
Thinking of you and your family, Brandon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. All the best.