For people adapting to a new or changing disability. Talk with people in Canada who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Canada circle: Talking about work Β·
We help people with ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and rare disease, in person in Quebec City and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Run by people who have been through living with cancer and caring for someone with dementia themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
Run by people who have been through caring for someone with cancer and long covid themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
A small team supporting chronic illness and stroke recovery. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
A small team supporting diabetes and infertility and ivf. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Run by people who have been through chronic pain and ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions themselves.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Run by people who have been through chronic pain and living with hiv themselves.
Evenings and weekends
We help people with chronic illness and facing a terminal illness, in person in Red Deer and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Evenings and weekends
We help people with living with cancer and ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions, in person in Gatineau and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
βIf you're at the start of this, I won't pretend it's easy. The first few months were the worst of my life. But I'm writing this from the other side, and some days now I forget to be sad and my nurse specialist has been more useful than the consultant, if you have one ask for their number, go slowly.β
βI'm not going to tell you everything happens for a reason. It doesn't, but you can get through it. I did, and I'm not especially strong so I had to stop googling so it made everything worse.β
βTo anyone just starting this: I won't say it's easy. It's not. Losing part of yourself is a grief. But you find new ways. My kids don't care about my eye. They care about me. The prosthetic still rubs. I still cry sometimes. But I swim, I make playlists, I pray. You'll find your new normal, even if it takes a while. God willing.β
βEighteen months ago I was exactly where you are. Losing sight in one eye, every single day. My kids say I'm back. Things come back, slower than you'd like but they do. From someone who gets it.β