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appleannie1

(5,067 posts)
27. I am so grateful that my family and circle of friends are not like that.
Wed Feb 9, 2022, 02:14 PM
Feb 2022

My one step-daughter pays for my "I've fallen and I can't get up". I get phone calls all the time. I just got a call from my daughter that is a travel nurse since COVID, this morning. It is her day off so she called. Three days ago my one grand-daughter called and we talked for hours. The next night a cousin called. Last night a grandson called. I have neighbors that have my key since they take care of my cats when I go somewhere. They call 3 or 4 times a week. At least once a week one of them pops in. An ex daughter in law checks on me too. She is the only relative that is actually close and she was separated from my son when he died. We usually grocery shop together because she does all the heavy lifting for me. I know that is not the norm these days and that is why I am so grateful.
I can't even imagine being dead for years and no one thinking to check on me or wonder why I never got my mail etc.

It is so hard to imagine a life becoming so cut off from their community pandr32 Feb 2022 #1
Not hard to imagine. fwvinson Feb 2022 #4
So sad pandr32 Feb 2022 #11
It happens StClone Feb 2022 #13
You gave him something he needed pandr32 Feb 2022 #30
Not hard to imagine in Covid lockdowns. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #14
OMG how true pandr32 Feb 2022 #31
Sad certainly but... jcgoldie Feb 2022 #2
I tend to agree n/t rainin Feb 2022 #12
What a heartwrenching story. omg BeckyDem Feb 2022 #3
Being two years ago and in Italy... blugbox Feb 2022 #5
Ya beat me to it by a hair. OneBro Feb 2022 #9
This funeral after the fact is not much Tetrachloride Feb 2022 #6
Hmm. Covid? OneBro Feb 2022 #7
Was she found in her car? PTWB Feb 2022 #10
You are correct. OneBro Feb 2022 #16
Oh it's all good, I thought maybe there was conflicting info! PTWB Feb 2022 #22
What a world this would be if every town had such a kind-hearted mayor..... FM123 Feb 2022 #8
Sad to see it was as a result of complaints, rather than concern... Harker Feb 2022 #15
Yikes Good egg Feb 2022 #17
Welcome to DU! KS Toronado Feb 2022 #19
Welcome to DU! Here's a heart for you! secondwind Feb 2022 #29
What a sad story! peggysue2 Feb 2022 #18
I am pretty certain James48 Feb 2022 #20
I was just thinking the same thing, especially in more rural areas Hestia Feb 2022 #24
Did this woman live so far off the beaten path KS Toronado Feb 2022 #21
Two years is a long time. I know of 4 lonely deaths Marthe48 Feb 2022 #23
This really hit me hard LittleGirl Feb 2022 #25
I remember a story from Corydon, Indiana where Emile Feb 2022 #26
I am so grateful that my family and circle of friends are not like that. appleannie1 Feb 2022 #27
Lots of people die alone Klaralven Feb 2022 #28
Where do I sign up? lindysalsagal Feb 2022 #32
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