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Marta 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 7 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.
Glad we found this place.
- effort
- 30 minutes a week
- format
- Online or by phone
- skills
- listening, patience
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People who offered to help
- Aurora Ilaria Longo 🇮🇹
I live about 14 km from Monterrey. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Flexible on timing.
- Carlos B. Sánchez 🇦🇷 Accepted
I live about 19 km from Monterrey. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Can bring a friend.
- Seung-woo Byung-hun Hong 🇺🇸 Accepted
i live about 16 km from Monterrey. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Free this month.
- Samanthi Gamage 🇱🇰
I live about 7 km from Monterrey. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need
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Rooting for you, Marta. Wishing Marta a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Wishing you the best. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.
Take care, Marta. Shared this with my family
Thinking of you and your family, Marta. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Monterrey.
Wishing you the best, Marta. Your post was clear and honest.
hope things get better soon, Marta. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless!
Thinking of you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from San Diego.
Shared this with my family. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Warsaw