Regular Gardening
ME/CFS Canterbury/West Coast Charitable Trust managed by Volunteering Canterbury
We are looking for someone to provide regular gardening support for a person affected by ME/CFS or long COVID.
Many of our clients struggle to care for their garden. Which is such a shame as they spend a lot of time at home, and a garden can bring them a lot of joy.
Specific tasks to be discussed and agreed between volunteer and client. Volunteers are free to indicate what they are willing to do and what they are not.
Tasks may include:
- Mowing the lawn
- Weeding
- Planting
- Pruning
- Disposing of garden waste
Are you?
- Competent and experienced with gardening?
- Warm, kind, non-judgmental, and calm manner
Recent testimonies...
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“If I hadn't met with the Nurse who validated my experience of my chronic illness and advocated for me with my GP to obtain a diagnosis, I would not be here. Life had got too hard."
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"I love this organisation, so caring and respectful in everything that they do, and always looking to progress forward."
Did you know?
People with ME/CFS, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and long COVID have a reduced level of functionality that means they cannot complete normal activities of daily living. An additional burden is that doing too much physically or mentally can trigger Post-Exertional Malaise – a worsening of symptoms that can last for days or more. Many people with ME/CFS are house or bed bound, are unable to work, and do not have access to adequate financial, home and mobility supports through the welfare and health systems.