Thats a shame. I hope i never get so unable to take care of myself that my house turns into a nasty place like that.
On 12/2/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, since the topic came up, I decided it was finally time to post my > crazy neighbor story. I have these crazy neighbors, see. Well, I did, > anyway. Up until about a year ago, I was sure only 2 people lived there - > mom (elderly) and daughter (developmentally disabled). Eventually another > neighbor told me that there was another daughter, and sure enough, there is. > My husband and I joked about how one day we'd just smell a bad smell, and > it'd be mom decomposing in there. Little did we know.... > > About a month ago, one of the daughters needs help because mom has fallen > and she can't get up. So, I go over there. (Note: this is the first time > they've spoken to me in the 8 years I've lived next to them.) The stench > damn near bowls me over. But, I breathe shallow and find mom on living room > floor in front of a lazyboy type chair. I ask if she's okay and the answer > is that she is. Long story short, I manage to get her up to the chair, and > then over to a kitchen chair, noticing in the process that she's got a big > nasty open wound on her foot. She tells me it's because she sits in a puddle > all day - she's 90 and can't hold her water. Sure enough. I'm standing in a > rancid piss puddle. Shuddering, I return home and decontaminate. > > 2 weeks ago, they're back. Mom's in a chair and needs to go to bed. She > can't get up. Aaron and another neighbor go over together. There's one light > on in the house. They use flashlights to see in the bedroom. They lift mom > onto the 12 inches of available space on the queen size bed. > > Thanksgiving - 2 ambulances show up, with paramedics in full infectious gear > after a short sojourn into the house without it, and take mom away. > > Black Friday - I drop off muffins and inquire as to mom's health - she's in > intensive care and it doesn't look good. > > Tuesday - 2 cars of social workers and an unmarked car or two of cops show > up and take away the daughters. > > Thursday - paper delivery stops. > > So, do you think they'll ever be back? Or do I officially live next to a > toxic infectious human waste dump? > > (BTW, I did try to call social services after that first encouter, but they > hadn't done anything with my information because they were waiting so as to > not make it obvious it was me that called. Uh huh.) > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185576 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
