Northside Debt Advice, Barranquilla
Practical help for people dealing with long covid and facing a terminal illness, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
For people waiting for, receiving or donating an organ. Talk with people in Colombia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Colombia circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Practical help for people dealing with long covid and facing a terminal illness, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Run by people who have been through difficult or high-risk pregnancy and stroke recovery themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
โTo whoever needs this: I was in the same place a year and a half ago. Anti rejection meds for life, every single day. These days I mostly feel like me. You get yourself back in pieces. One day at a time.โ
โTo anyone starting this: I know it's scary. The waiting, the tests, the fear of rejection. It's okay to feel anxious. Write letters you might never send. Talk to someone. Keep going. You're stronger than you think.โ
โPlease be gentle with yourself. I wasn't, and it made everything harder. My nurse specialist has been more useful than the consultant, if you have one ask for their number. And talk to someone, even if it's just in here. God willing it gets easier.โ
โNearly four years ago I was exactly where you are. It was on the kidney transplant list for four years and I couldn't see past it. Today I went for a walk and didn't cry once. You're not on your own.โ