Lapu-Lapu Talking Therapies, Lapu-Lapu
Run by people who have been through chronic illness and long covid themselves.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
For people living with HIV and those newly diagnosed. Talk with people in Philippines who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Philippines circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Run by people who have been through chronic illness and long covid themselves.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
We help people with stroke recovery and living with hiv, in person in Iloilo City and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Evenings and weekends
We help people with living with cancer and parenting a seriously ill child, in person in Baguio and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
We help people with facing a terminal illness and rare disease, in person in Cagayan de Oro and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Run by people who have been through chronic illness and infertility and ivf themselves.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
We help people with ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and rare disease, in person in Cebu City and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
A small team supporting facing a terminal illness and caring for someone with dementia. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
We help people with living with cancer and ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions, in person in Manila and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Evenings and weekends
Practical help for people dealing with chronic illness and heart conditions, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
โmaybe you just found out. or maybe you've known for a while. either way, it's heavy. the pill is tiny. the fear is huge. tell one person you trust. for me that was grace. she didn't act weird about it. the undetectable thing is real, it's science, not just a promise. but the fear might stick around for a bit. that's fine. find something to hold onto. for me it's my plants. for you it might be something different. you're not the only one in this, even when it feels like it. (i know, i dislike that phrase too. but it's true.)โ
โYou just found out. Everything feels upside down. I know. For weeks I couldn't say the word out loud. But the pills work. The doctor explained U=U, and I'm still learning to trust it. You don't have to tell anyone yet. Take your medicine. Go to your appointments. Find one person you can trust, even if it's a nurse. It's not the end of your life. It's a different beginning.โ
โA note for the next person. I was where you are in 2022. It was one pill a day and I couldn't see past it. Last month I had people round for dinner. The bad days get further apart. One day at a time.โ
โI was sure I'd nevre feel normal again. I was wrong. Ask for a copy of every letter and result. I keep them all in one folder. Keep going, even slowly.โ