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For anyone facing a cancer diagnosis, treatment, scans and the waiting in between. Talk with people in Puerto Rico who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Puerto Rico circle: Weekly check-in ·
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Practical help for people dealing with caring for someone with dementia and living with hiv, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
A small team supporting rare disease and living with hiv. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
A small team supporting chronic illness and living with hiv. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
“If you've just found this place, eighteen months ago I was exactly where you are. Back then it was work asking when I will be back. These days I mostly feel like me. You're not on your own.”
“I was where you are nearly four years ago. For me it was a friend who stopped calling after the diagnosis. My kids say I'm back. Things come back, slower than you'd like but they do. One day at a time.”
“For whoever is where I was: I've been there. For me it was two years ago. I remember a port fitted under the collarbone like it was yesterday. This morning I sang in the car. It's slow, but it does come back. Keep going, even slowly.”
“I was in the same place this time last year. The taste of metal in everything, every single day. This week I went back to my evening class. The bad days get further apart.”