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He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!

 
Anonymous Coward
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09/18/2016 12:18 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
He's in heaven right now surrounded by heavenly clouds, waiting for the Day of Judgement
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How do you know?
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09/18/2016 12:19 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
It's so sad, that's exactly what's gonna happen to me.
Nobody cares about anyone anymore.
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Not me when I know my time is near imma but down my house and every thing I own withdraw all my funds and burn that too then I'm gonna goto the garage set it on fire and shoot myself inside the truck ..... I'm taking everything with me no one gets fuck all muhahahah
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Awww, come on now.
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09/18/2016 12:25 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
i find it more saddening that at least 3 months went by without his children visiting him.
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I haven't seen mine in years.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73013891

I have one daughter, wife died of cancer 6 years ago. Haven't had communication with daughter in 6 years.
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I bet she has a reason for that.
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Doesn't everyone have a reason to do anything they do?

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09/18/2016 12:33 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
i find it more saddening that at least 3 months went by without his children visiting him.
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I haven't seen mine in years.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73013891

I have one daughter, wife died of cancer 6 years ago. Haven't had communication with daughter in 6 years.
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Do you want communication with your daughter?
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I did until two years ago, now I'm just neutral about it.
Anonymous Coward
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09/18/2016 12:39 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
i find it more saddening that at least 3 months went by without his children visiting him.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73013765


I haven't seen mine in years.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73013891


Well after reading this maybe you should contact your Dad.Unless you don't care either. So sad that some kids could care less about what happens to their parents.
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09/18/2016 12:56 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
Since being widowed, I've done some research on social isolation (yup, I'm isolated). Turns out the consensus is, if you're OK with your level of isolation (not depressed, unhappy, lonely, etc) then it doesn't affect your mental health adversely. If you are feeling lonesome, then get some help, volunteer, etc.

I looked on line for a quiz to quantify social isolation, and decided this would be a good one:

You have died alone in your home. Your body is discovered
a) within the hour
b) within a day
c) within a week
d) after the cat has eaten your face, and the smell is horrific
e) by archaeologists in the future
Anonymous Coward
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09/18/2016 01:00 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
I am ticked off! I was a care giver for a veteran for a year following a quadruple heart bypass surgery. I hadn't heard from him since December last year as his phone was disconnected. I had asked around to see if anybody else had seen or heard from him, and the answer was always 'no'.

2 days ago, I got a call from his mortgage lady (I drove him to all of his appointments with Dr.s, bank, mortgage, etc. so I knew everybody) and she wanted to know if I had seen or heard from him. I told her no, but she could call the Sheriff and have them do a safety check on him. She called them and called me back. The Sheriff was called back in June to go check on him, and found him dead in his home. There had been a nurse there 2 days in a row to check on him, but when she didn't get an answer, she called the Sheriff to go in.

This is what ticks me off the most... THERE WAS NOTHING POSTED OR PUBLISHED ANYWHERE ABOUT HIS DEATH! My name and number was all over the place so that someone should have called me...but not one call! He has 2 children and they had to find out that their dad died 3 FRICKEN MONTHS AGO! ALONE!

What happened to his body? Do the kids get to say good bye? Does he get a funeral or service? This is SO WRONG!

So, I am making it my mission to ask people get to know the people who live alone in their homes in your neighborhood, and find out if they have family that needs to be notified in the event they pass away. If nothing else post it on their refrigerator for them so if a Police officer or EMT comes in, the info is readily available. At least the family would be notified...
 Quoting: Ab1Dance


...and when the paycheck was gone you didn't keep looking in on him and are complaining no one notified you of his death.

Priceless
Anonymous Coward
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09/18/2016 01:07 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
From the original post:

Police found him after two days.
Other people (O.P.) did not find out this happened for three months.

He wasn't dead at home for three months. He was dead at home for TWO DAYS. A nurse who looked in on him daily notified police, they checked it out. But, for some reason, they didn't tell anyone... Not even his family... He had died.

But, the moral of the story is, don't let your loved one be at home with no working phone in this day and age. (This man's phone was disconnected and his daughter lived in Los Angeles.)
ShawStraw

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09/18/2016 06:06 PM
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This all is a horrible topic and shouldn't happen to people.

I hope to die sitting at the bus stop or maybe at the coffee shop. Then at least they can take me to the morgue before I rot.
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I always hoped I would die of old age on a roller coaster, and no one notices for a few hours. And my body keeps going for the ride, again and again.

Imagine having to give the eulogy for that one??

I wouldn't be able to stop laughing if I had to give a eulogy like that.

I want my funeral to be a comedy like that.

"Well, Bob died doing what he liked best...etc", and then maybe show some video of the roller coaster going again and again.

spanky-waitn
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if that happened to the vast majority of us on here, the eulogy vid could be a bit more awkward

jerkit
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But this all did make me laugh.
ShawStraw

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09/18/2016 06:13 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
What about a website? People could create an account with a contact name or whatever. The person just needs to log in every so often. Maybe they get to choose the interval themselves. If they don't log in, the website automatically contacts someone for a welfare check. Granted, people would need a way to access the internet. Even better, the website could prompt a phone call or something. After three calls and no login, maybe it could then go to welfare check.

Maybe something like this already exists?

No one should feel all alone, and I'm sorry about the posters here who feel they are. I live alone currently, and I've had a few accidents/issues myself. (Got the stomach flu once, fainted in the shower, that sort of thing. Hit my head on a kitchen cabinet another time.) I do have family, and I do talk to people regularly, but it has occurred to me that something could happen to me and no one would know until I didn't show up to work or whatever. If it happened over the holidays, it could be awhile before anyone found me. Even worse, I currently freelance. So no one would even notice if I didn't show up anywhere. Yikes!
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09/18/2016 06:15 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
i find it more saddening that at least 3 months went by without his children visiting him.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73013765


Perhaps people should be better parents to their kids if they want to be visited later in life.
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09/18/2016 06:28 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
i find it more saddening that at least 3 months went by without his children visiting him.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73013765


Perhaps people should be better parents to their kids if they want to be visited later in life.
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hesright
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09/18/2016 06:32 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
i find it more saddening that at least 3 months went by without his children visiting him.
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Perhaps people should be better parents to their kids if they want to be visited later in life.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73011089

I'm sure you will be the "PERFECT" parent when you get around to it. Oh yeah, you have to have a job first.


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09/18/2016 06:45 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
Same thing will happen to me OP, it's no big deal really...

No friends, no family, retired veteran, etc....

I know for fact the dogs will eat my body once I'm dead, then they will break out and run wild.

This damn pit will probably eat all my bones too. I will simply vanish without explanation...
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09/18/2016 06:55 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
Same thing will happen to me OP, it's no big deal really...

No friends, no family, retired veteran, etc....

I know for fact the dogs will eat my body once I'm dead, then they will break out and run wild.

This damn pit will probably eat all my bones too. I will simply vanish without explanation...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 47643906


Then you need to get out and do volunteer/charity work! Not a lot, just something on a regular basis. Or get involved in something you believe in.
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09/18/2016 07:00 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
What does he care. He's no longer there. Hope he left a lot of unpaid bills behind.
Kraut the Deplorable

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09/18/2016 07:01 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
Same thing will happen to me OP, it's no big deal really...

No friends, no family, retired veteran, etc....

I know for fact the dogs will eat my body once I'm dead, then they will break out and run wild.

This damn pit will probably eat all my bones too. I will simply vanish without explanation...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 47643906


Do you get out at all, have any hobbies?
Never forsake a Kraut for the sake of forsaking a Kraut
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09/18/2016 07:57 PM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
His daughter did try to call him, they live in the LA area. But like I said, his phone was disconnected. Now there is a big to-do about the property... abandoned, foreclosure, and sale. Not to mention the cleanup. And chances are the kids won't get a thing.
 Quoting: Ab1Dance


Fucking good.

They don't deserve anything but a big bill. Selfish, uncaring aholes.
Ab1Dance  (OP)

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09/19/2016 04:32 AM
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Re: He died alone in his own home and nobody was notified!
He hadn't talked kids and almost 20 years. When he had his heart attack, I convinced him to call them. They all cried and promised to keep in touch with each other. They lived 400 miles apart and were unable financially to make the Trek and either direction. I did give him a cell phone but he didn't want it and gave it back. He had his own cell phone and promised to turn it back on. He was doing well and was capable of taking care of himself. He was the one who cancelled employment.
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09/19/2016 05:56 AM
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My doctor at the VA ordered one of those alert things that hangs around your neck. all you do is press the button and it calls 911. two of my neighbors have called the sheriff to check on me at different times. also i get the newspaper delivered to my home so that if they see papers piling up in the driveway they will know things are not good. i pay for a year at a time. we are all going to leave this body one day.
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09/19/2016 06:04 AM
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as an adult no foul play nothing is reported.





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