We have lost another neighbour ….

United Kingdom
January 25, 2026 4:44pm CST
I heard before Christmas that a neighbour was ill and an ambulance had been called. She had been taken to hospital. We went away and I wasn’t sure what was happening. I could tell no one was home but just thought she was still in hospital. Yesturday when we went out there were lights on in two rooms downstairs. Oh, maybe she is home I thought ….but it seemed a strange time to release someone from hospital. I thought maybe she had been to her daughters and had now returned home. However, the lights were still on when we returned home and I knew something was not quite right. Pat was never up that late and never would have both lights on all that time. I found out today that sadly Pat had died. She had a stroke and sadly just gave up, refusing food in hospital and wouldn’t do anything ….a very sad end to life. It is her daughter that is now staying at her house making arrangements. Goodnight Pat.
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@kaylachan (83671)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jan
That's a shame, but sadly, some people just can't handle the thought they won't be the same. When my husband was in the hospital from his stroke, I almost lost him three times.
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@kaylachan (83671)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jan
@Traceyjayne Some people are like that. Often times we don't know what's going on in their head, but at least it was her choice.
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• United Kingdom
26 Jan
@kaylachan very true
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• United Kingdom
26 Jan
She rarely left the house, her family hardly ever visited….they did live a long way away but in the five years we have lived here they have never visited…..she told me herself she hardly ever saw her family. She was a nice lady ….sad she felt she had to give up.
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@Deepizzaguy (119566)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Jan
Sorry to learn that your neighbor passed away.
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• United Kingdom
26 Jan
Thank you.
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@Deepizzaguy (119566)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Jan
@Traceyjayne You are welcome.
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@AmbiePam (116186)
• United States
25 Jan
She must have felt too weary to continue the fight. Bless her. I’m sorry you lost a good neighbor.
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• United Kingdom
25 Jan
Thank you . She was a nice lady.
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@snowy22315 (205099)
• United States
26 Jan
Oh things like that are always sad. RIP.
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@Fleura (34388)
• United Kingdom
26 Jan
That's sad news. I guess she made her choice at the end, but it's a shame she felt that way. Of course we don't know how the stroke affected her. How old was she?
@Fleura (34388)
• United Kingdom
1 Feb
@Traceyjayne Perhaps she didn't feel like dealing with the inevitable difficulties that recovering from a stroke would entail.
• United Kingdom
31 Jan
She was in her 80’s
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• Torrington, Connecticut
26 Jan
May she rest in peace
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@Shiva49 (28049)
• Singapore
26 Jan
Sad she lost hope to fight on. I do worry whether my health might decline to such an extent that it is no more worth living.
@LindaOHio (217291)
• United States
26 Jan
I am so, so sorry. That's a pity that she gave up.
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3189)
• Eldoret, Kenya
31 Jan
That is so unfortunate. We all live a chancy life indeed.