Charityπ³πΏ
The Lantern Trust, Nelson
A small team supporting diabetes and living with cancer. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Adjusting to a disability support in New Zealand
For people adapting to a new or changing disability. Talk with people in New Zealand who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the New Zealand circle: Weekly check-in Β·
If you need someone right now
Help for adjusting to a disability in New Zealand
From people who came through it
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
UΔur from Istanbul Β· been through adjusting to a disabilityβEighteen 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
Tired dad W 55 Β· been through adjusting to a disabilityβIf 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
green_rose Β· been through adjusting to a disabilityβIf you're scared right now, I get it. I was right where you are in 2023. For me it was my old job I can not do now. I went on holiday in the summer and actually relaxed. It's slow, but it does come back.β
Tobe Β· been through adjusting to a disability