So I have been up since early helping my neighbor out. He is a 87 yr old chinese man who lives a lone. He ended up at the hospital about two weeks ago. Unfortunately as he was getting getting on the bus he missed a step, fell and broke his hip. I noticed something was wrong when I started to see notices pile up at his door. I was scared something had happened and he was in the apartment hurt. In the building I now live in it is not uncommon for a senior to die in his apartment. Usually the way people find out is because they start to smell. can u imagine? One day as I was coming home I saw a stretcher being escorted out and the smell was nothing I had ever smelled I acually gagged. Anyway I later found out it was a friend of ours. She was not that old but was very sick and lived a lone. Again aparently she had died in her apartment and no one knew till the hall started to wreak of death. when the firemen broke down the door they found her dead near the bathroom surrounded by her two cats who were very hungry.
Anyway I never could forget that incident. so when I saw the papers pile up I got scared. Interestingly no one on our floor seemed to even notice. I checked the neares hospital and sure enough he was there. Hurt but a live. He is coming home tomorrow and I have been cleaning up for him. I feel bad because he lives a lone and has no real family the apartment was a mess. I bought knew linens for his bed. and cleaned his comforters which I do not know when he last even washed them. I got someone to vacuum the rug which was filthy and I dusted. Eventhough I felt depressed today I can honesincidently say it felt nice to do something special for someone who really needed some help. Tomorrow is another day.
No comments:
Post a Comment