Nobody Cared
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (40493)
United States
May 2, 2019 11:28am CST
She spent Easter with her family.
She has two sons who are married, each with a small child. She went to spend the day at one of their houses. They were all there.
After Easter, she never went out of her house. She was all alone. No one noticed the mail starting to pile up. Nobody thought that the dogs not going out for a week was strange.
The neighbors knew that she was a widow. Her husband died from cancer caused by Agent Orange in Viet Nam. They knew that the sons lived some distance away.
Her son came to check on her because he could not reach her. He found her in the living room. We don't know how long she was there or which of her health problems spelled the end.
Please, if you have elderly neighbors or those who live alone, check to see if they are okay. You may just save a life or comfort someone who is hurting.
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@Shivram59 (31852)
• India
2 May 19
@akalinus How shocking!! A mother of two sons die unattended .A similar incident had taken place in our town in 2004.
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@akalinus (40493)
• United States
3 May 19
@Shivram59 I am hoping that it was rather sudden and she did not have a lot of time to think about it. There is no evidence that she tried to call anyone or leave her house.
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@Shivram59 (31852)
• India
2 May 19
@akalinus It's very shocking.I'm trying to guess what must be going on in her mind in the last moments.
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
5 May 19
What happened to the neighbor?
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@akalinus (40493)
• United States
9 May 19
@resukill22 It makes me really sad. No one expected it, she was in her early 60s and not sick.
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
11 May 19
@akalinus oh but why is that happen?
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
2 May 19
That is so sad but at least they did have the last happy time together.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
2 May 19
@akalinus I went to Mass and then we went to my younger son's house and my elder son was there as well, my daughter couldn't make it but I see her often.
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@akalinus (40493)
• United States
3 May 19
@BelleStarr You were not alone and spent time with loved ones and spent time celebrating the reason we have Easter. These are all happy things.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
2 May 19
this's so sad'n happens way more'n most folks know. what really bothers me 'bout this'd be when the neighbors're interviewed 'n they claim they'd realized they'd not seen said neighbor, but didn't bother to check'n 'em.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
2 May 19
@akalinus bless her 'n those pups, too! can't e'en imagine the stress they went through. oh, the neighbors interviewed'n the case i wrote'f 'twas by the t.v. station - not the police. that poor woman 'd been gone fer months..... 'n the neighbors'd said they'd visit with 'er daily 's she 'twas always out'n her yard when they got home from work. 'd been doin' so fer 3 yrs (since they'd moved there), so i 'twas most disheartened they'd not bothered to check'n her 's they knew she'd no family.
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@just4him (306523)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 May 19
That's a sad story. I'm sorry for the family and the son who found her when he checked on her.
Is this a true story?
@akalinus (40493)
• United States
9 May 19
@just4him Not many people showed up. They are mostly all gone. One of my kids had medical appointments he could not reschedule and the other could not get a ride. Her whole family is gone, mom, dad, two brothers, and husband. She only has two sons and two granddaughters.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 May 19
I do! Mrs. Smith told us what she does daily to know if she is home or not if we call and she is not there but her car is.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
2 May 19
Omg..I'm so shocked to read this
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
3 May 19
@akalinus ohh..this is so sad. It is a pity when old people pass away like this.
