Steady Hands Care, Charleroi
Practical help for people dealing with chronic pain and facing a terminal illness, plus a weekly drop-in.
Evenings and weekends
For people and families facing conditions few doctors have seen. Talk with people in Belgium who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Belgium circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Practical help for people dealing with chronic pain and facing a terminal illness, plus a weekly drop-in.
Evenings and weekends
โHello from the other side of it. I was right where you are not that long ago, about a year. It was flying to a specialist and I couldn't see past it. Some weeks I don't think about it at all. Bit by bit it comes back. Be gentle with yourself.โ
โWhen you first hear the word rare, it feels like a door slamming. You'll spend months explaining it to doctors and yourself. Some days you'll faint in the queue at the shop and feel like a spectacle. But you'll also find people who listen. You'll learn to pace yourself. You'll get a caseworker who helps with the bills. It won't be fixed, but it will be managed. And you'll still play guitar badly, and that's something.โ
โNot that long ago, about a year, that was me. Back then it was flying to a specialist. Some weeks I don't think about it at all. Bit by bit it comes back.โ
โReading this late at night? I've been there. I was right where you are two years ago. For me it was a diagnosis code that does not fit the forms. I can talk about it now without falling apart. It comes back slowly, like feeling in your fingers after the cold. Sending love.โ