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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Delaware River Valley, USA
Posts: 63
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Delaware River Valley, USA
Posts: 63
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A lot of volunteer opportunities do take place in crowded locations, but sometimes volunteers 'keep company' by visiting with elderly or sick patients who may not be able to get out or who are in a long term care facility. You could look into something like that.
I know this is not creating friendships in the same way you might be thinking, but I have found myself preferring to spend time with elderly people now. They are much slower and quieter. They don't object to space between sentences. They have a sense of humor about forgetting. And they're awesome. No, they're not in the same stage of life as me, but in many ways, we're in the same spot. I reach out to one of the ladies from my church that helped me with driving, and sometimes we will go for a walk together. I love it.
Julie
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About me: Married 45yo mother of two girls. In July 2014, I hit my head on the side of the pool; since then I've had 3 lesser concussions, one of which was due to MVA.
For the 5-10 years prior to that I’ve had what I now realize were possibly 20+ undiagnosed concussions or sub-concussions. Likely most of these result from Duane's Syndrome, for which I now have prism glasses. Have successfully done vestibular therapy and plan to start vision therapy.
Current companions: Significant depression, anxiety, hyperacusis, difficulty with verbal expression (recall & word mixups), mild spacial/vestibular issues. Feelings of disconnect in relationships.
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