Detroit hoarder, 80, found dead in home, eaten by dog

[@tamae.j7359]

This is why you should check up on your elderly neighbors an relatives even if it seems like a chore they need us

[@kenyettaready]

Yes ma'am. A lot of us don't do this. But we have to realize we're gonna get old to.

[@keyboardfreedomfighter5734]

I ain't checking up on NO BODY!!.....gonna check a gun at the door.

[@karashea7823]

@Tama E.J DECADES, perhaps

[@lorimadison6312]

What happened to the dog?

[@tamae.j7359]

@@lorimadison6312 it just says the police found no trace of the dog so it ether ran off or died in the house

[@JeanPaulBeaubier]

Um, y'all blaming the woman who actually bothered to check on the old lady... you visit up on your mom's cousins? I'm impressed she even stayed in touch. It sucks Sally didn't have anyone taking care of her... but I feel bad for Linda, too. I feel like her anger is part of her grief. Imagine finding someone dead with their face eaten off after you even told them they needed to make sure to have their affairs in order.

[@MrsRollercoastergirl]

@emora fay My grandma had dementia. Most of the time it's very noticeable once it gets bad. It sounds like they talked to Sally but just never visited her. They would have known she was sick, obviously she didn't have it if she could hide the hoarding.

[@Beyonceeetje]

@raven b Imagine not being able to have empathy and tell someone not to "run their mouth". Ahahahaha yeah alright. You clearly only think from your own situation and perspective. It makes you dense.

[@ICONICPARIS]

EXACTLY

[@DEUTSCHLAND.007]

Why didnt you check on her before? Obviously you are there looking for the property deed and looking for money 💰

[@DOOMJESUS]

LOOKS LESS LIKE THE HOME OF A HOARDER AND MORE LIKE THE HOME OF A TIRED OLD WOMAN THAT COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF HERSELF AND WHOSE FAMILY STOPPED GIVING A DAMN ABOUT HER A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

[@debmorton3310]

It is dangerous to clean a house like this without a respirator.

[@STREETRACEN4U]

i used to work these jobs and guys would be down in crusty moldy basements filled with rat droppings and so much crap floating in the air you could hardly see and none of them would wear any gear just a T-shirt, no gloves, nothing. I stayed outside loading the truck and still had a mask on. Glad i don't work there anymore!

[@Lonsoleil]

Yup. I know from experience. One can get very ill.

[@beverlybalius9303]

And not to mentiom rats probablye erywherd as well as snakes.... I wonder where the dog is or if dead

[@LordRoyalTee]

The deadly mold

[@Kat-is3nm]

Also she's wearing coveralls to protect her clothes but then she's TOUCHING EVERYTHING WITH BARE HANDS. I couldn't even go into that place without at least 2 layers of gloves on my hands!

[@vamperkillzshy]

Me: Sees a dead body Brain protecting me: It's a Halloween prop Me: ok

[@pam1574]

vamperkillzshy Ikr??? Smh

[@brittywren2877]

Our brains protect us we are not equipped for that type of horror. And cannot even process it. People have said that on several occasions having walked in on horrible deaths. So sad and I feel bad for this lady. It's bad enough to deal with that but her mom died not long after.

[@MokRyn01]

I legit cant find the part where you see the body lmao i Think i’m blind

[@JungleYT]

@@MokRyn01 The body was removed... They simply showed a chair in the place where they found her.

[@mikegarcia8754]

I think she’s such a piece of shit to not even check up on her and have the nerve to put her on blast like this🤔🤨

[@41052]

God, I could never let my grandma or elder family member to live like this.

[@yasmeenaya]

It’s disgusting ! It’s not hard to visit somebody . No excuses

[@michelleprieur1]

Sorry I'm late to the party, just subscribed. You'd be surprised at how stubborn hoarders are. Have you ever watched the show Hoarders? I've seen those people go to jail rather than part with their hoard. Alienate family, friends, you name it. They're not only good at hiding it but they will fight to the death for their crap. Calling adult protective services usually only results in them getting fines or at best, thrown out of the house and it's demolished, leaving them homeless. Before you come back with, "just force them to go to a hotel and clean it up!", that doesn't work. I can't imagine living like this either but you can't force help on someone who doesn't think they need it.

[@k.ruemenapp9861]

michelleprieur1 that’s when you get APS involved and the state and they get them help

[@k.ruemenapp9861]

michelleprieur1 also a lot of people don’t have kids and family to take care of them or care about them

[@aPawsitiveVibes]

As someone who has a family member who is a hoarder (thankfully not this bad) you can not talk with them, they are too stubborn for their own good 😢🤷‍♀️

[@SomebodysGrandmother]

Doesn't appear to be a hoarder home to me, looks like the woman just didn't feel well for a long time, and wasn't able to keep up with herself. Until you are old and ill on top of it, you will not understand. Poor woman!

[@derpaderp198]

I've seen worse hoarding than this, I agree with you, ...Michelle

[@ociliacanton2017]

You have that right , she give excuses on top of excuses why ? She did not visit twice a week , if she really cared. Truth all she said is BULL SHIT . The only disgusting part of this video is all the crap she said on this video. She's so upset because she had to go inside the house and it stuck . I had the same scenario in my life ,only I called daily to my relative morning and at night , plus she did horad somewhat not like this lady ,had a cat . A neighbor called me and told me she had not seen her a couple of days , went over called out for her nothing I even thought her telephone was cut off , This happened in August in Florida , had all her windows close , plus her airconditoner just broke down , So I called the police and they entered first not me , they broke into the house , did not allowed me to inter until they finish , she passed away drinking coffee Heart attack , I notified her brother , who lived somewhere else in Florida , I was the only one who bought a property close to her ,, at times beg her to let me inside her home with some excuse , It was to me not bad , but later I discovered yes it was and yes it went on for many years but hidden inside of her closets . She was already in the process of discomposing because of the heat , I will never forget the smell of it for the rest of my life. So how did she get inside and not smell the scent of death?

[@ociliacanton2017]

Let put it totally clear no mistakes , you have (your ) opinions and I have ( mine ) period .

[@DelphineTheWorstBladeEver]

Yeah I agree. Old people need more love and attention from the system... But mostly their families.

[@wpappy4777]

People don't understand that older people save things. This is a horrible horrible story we failed this poor lady

[@kaycartledge4542]

My mom and dad was together for 63 years he passes away July 2019 he was 89 and he kept the house clean my mother does not clean so geuss what i go clean my mom house once a week cause if I didn't she would be living in a mess and as their 9th child I will take on that responsibility because I love my parents and God

[@aliciabea1598]

You are good person 😊 sorry for your loss

[@me.rms3447]

Amen !!!!

[@lindalately]

kay cartledge that’s amazing, God bless you guys!

[@dstrong5897]

God bless you.

[@kaycartledge4542]

@@dstrong5897 thank you

[@lalaland2107]

Really sad for such an old woman to be living in that condition.

[@bonnieclary5819]

Wasnt that her choice! I know hoarders and that's what they want

[@aprilprado5800]

@@bonnieclary5819 its because they are mentally I'll. It's not what they want.

[@colbalt95]

@@aprilprado5800 hoarding is no much of a mental illness than being a compulsive liar of which is a habit of which the human mind forms. Just because it looks worse on the outside projection of how we see it does not mean that it's any worse internally.

[@calisongbird]

@@bonnieclary5819elderly people often are physically unable to care for themselves and their homes due to medical issues, mobility issues, and often dementia. That’s why their families generally put them in assisted living or nursing homes.

[@isabellavalencia8026]

She was the one that created that condition.

[@samnicole9803]

Those of you who didn’t read the article, I’ll explain some gaps in the video. She did not live alone. Her parents bought this house when she was a child, her and her sister never left. People called her on holidays & such but didn’t worry because they had each other. When nobody answered at the house, they began calling hospitals and morgues and finally located Sally’s sister, Lorraine, in a Detroit hospital. She had suffered a stroke and was unable to talk or give any info on Sally. Sallyhad been unheard from since November 10th, so sally could have only been dead for about a week. Also, the dog was found dead in the next room, this was in November in Detroit; no heat. The dog died from a mixture of starvation & freezing conditions. He ate bits of her but it wasn’t enough to sustain him.

[@ATMEIDAREYAIDOUBLEDAREYA]

This is all so tragic…

[@hollyfreeman8916]

How sad

[@candacetschakert4193]

I don’t know if it’s only me but the fact the dog ate parts of her is disgusting. It makes me think if I own a dog and I pass with the dog, will it eat me. :( but this is so tragic. How did she die?

[@calisongbird]

@@candacetschakert4193’s horrifying, but yes, it’s a well-known fact that pets like dogs and cats will eat a dead owner if the animals are desperate and no one is around to care for them. The physical survival instinct trumps everything. She must have died from old age and neglect.

[@aprilstar1682]

@@candacetschakert4193 starving people eat parts of their deceased, love, ones. It’s nature you try to prevent yourself from starving but obviously the dog loved her so much that he didn’t eat enough to keep himself alive. It was probably this push and pull situation where he knew he had to eat some thing, but didn’t want to do it so he didn’t eat enough and it killed him.

[@whitequeen96]

I really feel for this woman who found her. Some of these people simply cut off all relations with family and friends, refusing to respond to calls, knocks on the door, etc. We called for a welfare check on a distant relative and the firefighters actually broke in thru her kitchen window. The house was a fire trap, but they didn't force any action, just let her be.

[@belindaphillips2779]

Her family sucks for not keeping tabs on her

[@kee-keewyatt29]

Dakota Fleming, you are so right. I feel so bad.

[@SSsmith24]

May karma come to them all,, ur back ? 3 years ago hun. well isn’t that kind of u?

[@robrodriguez9243]

If you're family has this kind of mental problem and they don't want help and you've done everything you can do you have to wash your hands of the situation 🤷🏽‍♂️ kinda like a drug addict.

[@cyc7lops]

With family like Linda Kajma, poor Sally didn't need no enemies. How disrespectful to put the name of her cousin out there and her living conditions after her death for all the world to see when clearly this old woman had mental problems and needed help. I feel deep compassion for Sally Honeycheck, and total disgust for Linda Kajma.

[@ardithbard857]

Belinda Phillips fame skippy

[@nunnaurbiznez8815]

They should have intervened years ago, liquidated the house and got her into assisted living.

[@paulcousino8773]

Agree

[@katie195]

Paul Cousino yes. But easier said than done.

[@pb7378]

You cant just take someone's home and put them in assisted living. They have laws for this because of money hungry family members doing just that

[@livingmybestlife69davis86]

Nobody can make them do anything they do not want to do

[@AandP4dummieslikeme]

@@katie195 Exactly. The laws vary, but it is NOT easy.

[@mikevernon3267]

I mean it's good to bring awareness about issues like this, but I feel like the whole video was about bashing Sally. Was she an "extreme hoarder" or was she near the end of her life and couldn't physically do the household chores for the last 5 years or so. I would be pissed if someone made a video like this about one of my family members or close friends. RIP Sally.

[@amandasharry6206]

Poor lady rip sally

[@susanneanderson1235]

Mike Vernon thank you. My thoughts exactly Mike.

[@KB-wl4ip]

Yeah it really bothers me too. This could happen to anyone of us if no one really bothers to care about us any longer, or visit to check on us. It feels like this woman is stripping Sally of her dignity. Holding up the handfuls of trash and just being really nasty about it.

[@susanneanderson1235]

K Black yes indeed. If I were this woman, I would feel ashamed of myself.

[@decker8202]

My thoughts are that it was a combination of both reasons. It's sad when family just seemingly forgets that you even exist. I know the pain of that from personal experience.

[@Quataija]

Let the dead be in peace. ☮️ R.I.P She can no longer defend her name.

[@FCLaney]

Why is she acting like she’s the one who died alone and found half eaten!? Got nerve!

[@jakefromsnakefarm8d541]

Women always make it about themselves

[@allstr8peopledeservetodie10]

JakeFromSnakeFarm 8D sounds like someone has mommy issues

[@cattus666]

@@jakefromsnakefarm8d541 Not really lmao

[@aproblematicdesire]

JakeFromSnakeFarm 8D sexist much ?

[@mercurialpierrot7073]

It's natural to be angry when you tried to help someone, but they're too stubborn to receive help. My friend died from a heroin overdose. I had talked with him a few years before he died about taking care of himself...to no avail. And yes, I was pissed. Pissed that he would allow such shit to take over his life to the point where it would eventually kill him. This woman isn't selfish, she's cleaning up the mess that was left behind and is grieving. Sometimes you have to get mad to keep going or else you'll just lay down on the couch and see no point in getting up.

[@theanswertoproblems]

Well why you doing all this talking and upset your ass should have been checking on your aunt. This is years of buildup and nobody was checking on her

[@nicolecarey1031]

Exactly

[@ceruleanc505]

How often should you check? And I know a hoarder. Not as bad as this, but bad. You don't change a hoarder. There's a reason they hoard. And even THEY don't know why.

[@nicolecarey1031]

@@ceruleanc505 Check on them at least before the dogs eat them. Especially if u know no one else is.

[@ceruleanc505]

@@nicolecarey1031 The question was rhetorical.

[@nicolecarey1031]

@@ceruleanc505 just check on yo people.

[@daisy-rw1dx]

Hoarders don’t let family and friends inside. Don’t judge this woman unless & until you’ve had personal experience dealing with a hoarder of this level.

[@AyeshSilva-e7e]

We exactly don’t know the real story. Sometimes this might be her own Plot twist story.

[@DOOMJESUS]

LOOKS LESS LIKE THE HOME OF A HOARDER AND MORE LIKE THE HOME OF A TIRED OLD WOMAN THAT COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF HERSELF AND WHOSE FAMILY STOPPED GIVING A DAMN ABOUT HER A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

[@retiredyeti5555]

We had a neighbor who was a hoarder - she would never let us in past the hallway, and even kept her 2 adult children from going into the house. Her husband lived with her, but was unable to change her behavior, and just gave up trying. When she had a heart attack, the day after her mother died, the paramedics could not get their equipment inside, and had to carry her outside to do CPR. By the time they got her heart restarted, she had massive brain damage from lack of oxygen, and was put on life support. 4 days later, her husband had it removed. It took her kids and her sister a month to clean out the house, a 2 story place, including an attic and basement full of "stuff".

[@brucesmith9144]

Most of the hoarder homes seem too difficult even for the hoarder, let alone a visitor, to enter.

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

“Don’t judge” is such a sniveling millennial thing to say. It really means do not have morals or principles and/or keep your mouth shut about those principles so other people’s feelings are not hurt.

[@shakesitoff1122]

She's dead because her family abandoned her.

[@ardithbard857]

Shakes itoff damn skippy

[@saharasafari4529]

Stfu

[@vannieloumarshall3437]

Shakes it off... ABSOLUTELY! I know! I am 70 years old and my family abandoned me when I got sick. They were, and ARE as judgmental as tthis woman about the fact that I can no longer clean appropriately and my house sometimes smells like dogs. I bent over backwards for them when I was younger! There must be a hot spot in hell!

[@rwbyang1584]

@@vannieloumarshall3437 Hey. I understand your pain. Dont blame them and dont blame yourself for anything. It's not so easy for them to look up for you. They have their problems, like you. But they have more problems than you. You have problems about your health. More than them. But if you want to be together to this just call them. If they dont make the step to start a new relationship with you, do it first. Call them and tell that you care and you want to see them more. They will be more kind to you. Show them your love. Dont be stubborn. I hope everything goes well. Pray to God and He won't leave you. You will se the miracle will happen. When I pray to him always helps me. Love from Greece my friend.

[@angelfirelite]

YUp.....it's happened to me, rat bastard's !

[@angelinasecatero7507]

I'm so glad we took care of my grandmother towards the end of her life. It's in our culture to look after our elders, because they took care of us when we were younger. When the time comes, we will look after my mom as well. Sorry for the elderly that don't have someone to care for them in the later years.

[@timafiggy]

the way she talks bad . she reminds me of my Aunt when the only motive is looking for valuables. Disgusting!

[@Apache9821]

Tarkeema Lewis that’s what I thought too, she keeps bitchin about the situation but where was she all of these years, it’s pretty easy to make a phone call “during the holidays” to make herself feel good, but why didn’t she visit her, if she had she would have seen how bad the situation really was. She’s probably going through all of this stuff hoping to find cash or anything valuable and is pissed off she’s not finding what she hoped for.

[@mercurialpierrot7073]

...She's trying to get some family heirlooms. She isn't some greedy grave robber.

[@brownwallet942]

@@Apache9821 how can you not bitch about this filthy mess? She just saw a close family member dead eaten by a dog. It must smell horrible in there and just the filth the house accumulated through the years are fucking disgusting. She deserves whatever she finds valuable in there because she had the guts to clean it. Id burn the house if it were me

[@emgo-at7398]

I feel you bro.

[@beepboop9464]

@@Apache9821 She did check on her the woman never let anyone in her house.

[@cindymaulden2226]

it's the families fault for not checking on her more often, poor dog, probably no food or water, don't blame the dog.

[@haydeetorres3602]

I wonder what happened to the dog. He must have been starving.

[@shrekonion8307]

who blames the dog ive seen literally 0 comnents saying "the dog was eating the dog therefore it is the dogs fault"?

[@vickilawrence7207]

No it's NOT! These ppl will fight anyone who even tries to clean it up! They will go to jail, live outside or in a car b4 they'll let anyone so much as carry out what is obvious trash! They're addicted to their "stuff" like a junkie is to heroin or other drugs! Watch a few hours of Hoarders tv show & u'll see what I mean! These ppl will lose custody of their children b4 they give it up! It's one of the most difficult illnesses to treat & it's sad beyond measure to see a human live like an insect! I had to quit watching it bc it mad me anxious, sad & angry! No way would I have the patience to deal w this! I so respect the ppl that can & do.

[@SalixNigra2]

I hope it was re-homed. Poor thing.

[@svfantom7776]

I'd take a souvenir like an eyeball or a hand. Who would know? The dog's getting blamed .

[@VAULT865]

SWEET JESUS, YOU'D SMELL HER BEFORE SEEING HER, NO DISRESPECT. OBVIOUSLY, SHE DIDN'T HAVE VISITORS. TRULY SAD....AND TRAGIC.😢

[@cyc7lops]

With family like Linda Kajma, poor Sally didn't need no enemies. How disrespectful to put the name of her cousin out there and her living conditions after her death for all the world to see when clearly this old woman had mental problems and needed help. I feel deep compassion for Sally Honeycheck, and total disgust for Linda Kajma.

[@VAULT865]

@@cyc7lops WELL THE DEATH OBVIOUSLY MADE THE NEWS, SO THIS IS HOW THE STORY CAME TO FRUITION. THE LADY MAY HAVE BEEN DRAMATIC BUT THE STORY GOT OUT.

[@sneepsnorp1404]

Rude

[@mose918]

why all caps..?

[@deonmcdaniel1826]

Hoarders are one of the most difficult people to deal with...they listen to no one

[@lunafringe10]

"ohhhh, dont throw my treasures out"" hehe

[@imiya6768]

@@lunafringe10 WAIT H20 MERMAIDS RIGHT

[@kimdawcatgirl]

You are exactly right! Very difficult to deal with and you can't make them do what needs to be done.

[@DOOMJESUS]

LOOKS LESS LIKE THE HOME OF A HOARDER AND MORE LIKE THE HOME OF A TIRED OLD WOMAN THAT COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF HERSELF AND WHOSE FAMILY STOPPED GIVING A DAMN ABOUT HER A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

[@recoveringsoul755]

You need to know how to talk to them. Takes a person with the patience of a saint. Because there is an emotional connection to each item and a reason they saved it. You need to be like a therapist for them, gain their trust, help them to figure out if each item is something to throw away, give away, recycle, or keep. THEY NEED to be the ONE making the decision on each item. No you don't get to tell them what to get rid of because you will say everything. You will traumatize them even more. Group similar items together. Maybe on first day just wash dishes. Do one small area at a time and start with kitchen sink. If there is garbage or recycling to take out, take it out. Even that small bit will be a difference. Let them sleep on it. They'll feel better their sink is clean. Each thing they get rid of or let go , makes it easier to let the next thing go. Some things they won't be able to let go of even though they serve no purpose. Maybe another time. You can't rush it. Once the sink is clean, maybe clean the bathroom so they can use it. Do some laundry there is probably a lot of that around. Maybe take a bunch of it to a laundromat for a change of scenery and to do a lot at once. Maybe once there you can even throw some away if it isn't something they still want to keep or wear.

[@MelaniaT-r6m]

This is just heartbreaking. Poor woman. Poor dog.

[@chrysichrysi7889]

From the looks of that house she's been living like that for ATLEAST 20 years, perhaps even 30 or 40.

[@maddissonmccall9599]

What do you want people to say. Once the poor lady died the dog would have been starting to death. Do you want the poor fog punished. He obviously could not get out of the house. He was trapped in there. 🐈very sad for the elderly lady and her pet and family.

[@DestinyRoxHope]

I'd say around 30 to 40 years

[@edrickruckes5050]

Sorry to see your family had the pass away alone like that all alone in that house being eaten by a dog and rats so sad sorry to see that may God bless her soul

[@jimmyhappysmith204]

Very sad situation especially when you're old and you need more than a phone call. Some hoarding comes from loneliness.

[@jessicanaidoo8549]

amen

[@nvrchange4socialmedia83]

@Terry Williams u making a joke outta this tragic event. Pathetic heartless dummy.

[@nvrchange4socialmedia83]

@Terry Williams yeah life goes on. I dont joke about tragic shit. No compassion. Good for u. Maybe somebody should joke when somebody close to u dies.

[@nvrchange4socialmedia83]

@White Wild Not on a high horse just not immature enough to make jokes out of DEATH. Laugh when somebody close to u dies. It's what heartless non compassionate ppl do. 😒

[@inezschmaltz5219]

Sounds like the lady had health issues n couldnt keep up over whelming for her...god bless her soul

[@tamblackday1]

It's sad that she was more concerned with her dying than actually helping her while she was alive.

[@melindac3368]

Even if there was family history, I would've turned around and walked right back out the door. I see no reason to "clean it out."

[@Swnsasy]

Just so ladybug How do you know that? She said they would meet every week at church and she had no idea. Just because I don't go to my best friends house that doesn't mean I don't give a damn. She said she talked to her regularly so what makes you think she didn't care about her?

[@watchensee]

It's very hard to help hoarders, they get very combative about their possessions.

[@cyc7lops]

With family like Linda Kajma, poor Sally didn't need no enemies. How disrespectful to put the name of her cousin out there and her living conditions after her death for all the world to see when clearly this old woman had mental problems and needed help. I feel deep compassion for Sally Honeycheck, and total disgust for Linda Kajma.

[@hihopes2004]

I think she wants to bring awareness to people who know hoarders. You can't reason with hoarders. They become emotionally attached to garbage. I feel bad for Linda who warned Sally to get things in order, but Sally neglected to do anything about it. This is the life of a hoarder.

[@cecigreeneyes]

She is looking for money or valuable things! 🤢

[@yvettenavera5317]

Right?! Looking like a scavenger babbling away

[@MarksTournaments]

3:42 lmao yepp

[@killjoy3724]

Can’t blame her, what do you expect? Her to clean the whole house? Might as well take it, better than have it sitting doing nothing or get taken by officials

[@vp0617]

NO SHIT. She's trying to bury the former owner of the pile of trash she is sifting through.

[@isabellavalencia8026]

That's right, why should anyone else have to dig out of their pockets to pay for this irresponsible hoarders disaster?!? Duh

[@teddyl2647]

This is what my room looks like to my mom when I have one sock on the ground

[@schimaMon3]

😂

[@amybugg001]

Why was an 80 year old ALLOWED to live like that. Did nobody ever visit ??? Dreadful

[@remygirl-mn5kk]

watching the stars She didn’t live alone but I get what you’re saying.

[@salesadmieze9049]

Just burn the place down. Nothing can be that valuable that you have to go through it

[@susanneanderson1235]

Salesad Mieze my thoughts exactly!

[@littlepip4014]

Its probablu infected with rat feces and mold anyways 🤮

[@lizaport747]

She looking for moula

[@ramrodnj]

Or just gut the house down to the studs. It’s a big house but since it’s a shit neighborhood it may not be worth fixing idk but it is gross

[@ChristalPhillips]

The house is close enough to Midtown that the land that it is sitting on could make the cousin a pretty penny. The foundation of the house may also be saved, the interior gutted and renovated, and the cousin could make a significant profit in a neighborhood that is headed for revitalization.

[@cindyweir9645]

What a nightmare. I couldn’t step a foot in that house. That poor woman needed help many years ago, rest her soul.

[@isabellavalencia8026]

I dont blame this lady for being angry, how dare the hoarder leave this dissaster for others to clean up!!!

[@Sunflower-so1dr]

"Im just doing this for her family" yeah right looks like when she needed help noone was there now your trying to look for somthing valuable her house.

[@MomoKunDaYo]

This lady speaks like a class A narcissist... no ounce of sympathy for the lonely death of her aunt.

[@michelleprieur1]

Did any of you actually watch the video?? The woman was a relative who was never in her house!!! Hoarders are very good at hiding.

[@ChristalPhillips]

She should have said, "I'm doing this because she is my family." The way she said it you'd think she was a total stranger to the deceased. If she doesn't want to be there, she doesn't have to be. She could hire professionals to trash everything in the house. I agree that she's looking for both family heirlooms and valuables.

[@isabellavalencia8026]

Wrong. Try paying attention and watch the video again

[@barnesbarnes994]

Why in Gods name wasn't she helped years ago! She was 80. Someone knew about this!. Where was social services???that lady thats looking through her stuff aught to be ashamed! WTH?😠

[@belindaphillips2779]

Because no one cared

[@sdchannel7544]

Exactly

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

@Smurfette Did It What's with the random caps??

[@kevinrehberg8758]

The sad truth is she probably alienated those who might care so much that she became isolated...It takes more than a legal battle, its an emotional battle as well.. The hoarders will fight every step of the way. I am certain the cousin in the video knew all along that the victim was to a degree a hoarder but was unable to help the victim because she "didn't want" and refused it..

[@southernbelle8920]

@@belindaphillips2779 you got it.

[@vincentstewart3089]

My mom is 80 years old now. My sister moved back in with her 15 years ago after dad passed. When she goes to work every morning, I arrive there to help with what ever she needs. Mom can still get up & take care of her needs, still has full mental capabilities but is in the first stage of dementia. She loves to play her games & music on her computer. I make her breakfast, lunch & snacks or whatever she wants. We talk about her growing up with her sisters & brothers, her mom & dad, how she met dad & how they "courted" & how mom & dad along with us 5 kids were born & raised in the country. God, if you only knew a tiny bit of what she done for us. One thing that I do every day is make her laugh when she gets up, that starts her day smiling. We will never leave her alone.

[@decker8202]

Thank you for being there for her.

[@janetsumali276]

Your mom is very lucky to have caring children. God bless you.

[@crazyforcrotchet]

Nice! She is so lucky

[@marthagonzalez5528]

👍😆

[@marthagonzalez5528]

Aww

[@donnova21]

Cremate that house

[@shamikajohnson-p.5604]

FACTS!!!!!

[@sagittariusqueen_t5637]

👍🏽💯

[@chaimomma9198]

Probably got good bones, no pun intended.. it’s got history

[@shrekonion8307]

bro just put the whole house outside, put it somewhere nobody can see it.

[@---nobody---]

Haha right?! They honestly might have to demolish it, but they won’t know until they get everything cleaned out so they can determine if it’s even deemed safe to live in for future buyers.

[@jdollinter]

She was a beautiful young women with a handsome husband in '67, wow. It just shows you what happens to so many of us, we gradually lose touch with friends from work and neighbors, loved ones die leaving us to survive in an incomprehensible rapidly changing world as the population soars with more and more people fighting for jobs, housing and resources with each generation having less and less empathy than the last. There is a lesson here.

[@superbadgaming4660]

I wish no one goes through this. Im having mental health issues. I hope never grow old into someone like this. I feel sorry for the lady and the state of mind she was in when she was alone. Loneliness will kill the mind. Please be kind to people. Thank you

[@tashahughes1583]

☹️ Sad. And dog probably was starving.

[@mydogsioux]

She's only picking through it to find stuff to take.

[@susanneanderson1235]

mydogsioux yup the greedy insensitive bitch. Where was she all of this years while this was building up?

[@katie195]

I wouldn’t criticize family to much. When it gets this bad the hoarder won’t leave or change or allow anyone to clean the house or rescue them. It creates a terrible family conflict. You would have to contact authorities and legally have them removed and taken to assisted living or a rest home. This woman would not foster positive communication with her aunt due to her demanding abrasive demeanor. Sorry she was put out. She isn’t acting like a Christian Catholic woman. Isee lots of religious symbols in that home - where was this woman’s church? Where was her faith? Did she tithe to her church? Where was their compassion for her? The pet dog probably was licking the deceased woman’s face, hence “eating”. The dog probably starved to death. When elderly people are removed from their homes the “neighborHOOD” immediately breaks into their home and steals possessions and then strips the home of copper and siding. Anything else worth stealing or destroying. Sad all around. Life leaves us no dignity. Life is a predator to the elderly, sick and forgotten. As an 24/7 advocate for a very sick relative who after 10 years eventually recovered enough to resume a fairly independent normal life - I have seen it in person.

[@susanneanderson1235]

L. A. McDonough I get that but if it wasn’t her problem then, why is she there now?

[@katie195]

L. A. McDonough - it’s a sickness and the ravages of age. Cancer diabetes dementia isn’t her responsibility either.

[@Jennifer-zp9dn]

You already know.

[@MyThoughtzExactly]

RIP ANGEL Nobody should have to die this way including this poor lady!😥 Please check on your loved ones, neighbirs and pay attention to your surroundings.

[@mikaelafox6106]

As sad as it is that the woman died in there, I feel worse for the dog. He was trapped in there with no way to get food or water. ☹️😭 Just as bad as the woman in Texas who died in her home. She wasn't a hoarder but she had gone up into the attic and the floor broke underneath her. It trapped her in the walls of the house where she eventually died. No one checked in on her. Unfortunately her pets died from starvation because no one checked in on her until it was far too late.

[@loyoity]

I saw a comment that said something between the lines of check on elderly family members and neighbors and they are absolutely right. I take care of my 88 year old grandmother and she as really numb hands and is in a wheelchair and can’t do much for herself, she thinks she a burden but she really isn’t. She tries to do things for herself and doesn’t like to call on me often for help, but I always ask and do as much as I can, while giving her the independence she needs and wants. Older people do not like calling on younger people for help and that’s okay, we have to learn to help them in a way without them always thinking they are bothering us. I’d be DEVASTATED if my grandma was living by herself like this. So please, if anyone older that you live close to or family with, check in on them or bring the groceries and spend time with them. They love that stuff, it makes the feel appreciated. Much luv everyone💕

[@cherylphillips6249]

It's nearly impossible to help a hoarder. They become very angry if you throw their garbage away or try to clean up the horrid mess they make. I feel so sad for you Linda. My Mother was a hoarder. She caused a lifetime of pain and embarrassment. You are so correct saying they seem so normal otherwise but they arent normal at all and they havent a clue. Good luck to you.

[@glenorrisalvin9256]

She don’t seem sad at all it’s a dirty world out here smh

[@noongourfain]

Yeah, but i don't know...don't judge until you are in that situation

[@glenorrisalvin9256]

king kong your right 100%

[@therealbabyboss6048]

She’s too disgusted

[@glenorrisalvin9256]

TheReal BabyBoss she’s right looking at the house outside you will never kno the inside looks like that smh

[@cm6995]

She said she was sad but more pissed.

[@justsusan8606]

Family neglected this poor woman.

[@robrodriguez9243]

It's not always neglect! It's like a drug addict! You have to wash your hands clean of those situation there's only so much you can do to help someone that doesn't want to help themself.

[@missshannon9790]

@@robrodriguez9243 bullshit. Any child relative or good friend of this woman would just GO AND CLEAN HER HOUSE. you don't need permission to help.

[@pb7378]

@@missshannon9790 it's really not that simple. I personally have cleaned a hoarders home THREE separate times. 3. Requests of help from the family and they themselves and it just went right back to the way it was or worse.

[@missshannon9790]

@@pb7378 you cleaned the same hoarders house three times? Like i said earlier thats mental illness. But a space doesnt get that way overnight. If they have friends and fsmily who know they are this way why don't they go over every week and clean?

[@pb7378]

@@missshannon9790 and that is fair to the family? To not only clean their own homes but to clean a house and the very next week there will be items piled up that you just cleared away. That is emotionally and mentally taxing. You feel defeated and then just put your hands up because (in your eyes) there's nothing that can be done and long term therapy can be very expensive. It's sad for everyone involved and blaming one or the other never helps....unless there are enablers involved.

[@CL-mp4vn]

I remember people say if you died and your cat(s) will eat you, but dog will never do that.

[@patramorningstar3161]

So the deceased woman is her maternal aunt...yet she calls her "Sally" and she seems annoyed not grief stricken. Sad.

[@michelleprieur1]

You need to listen better. The woman was her cousin. What else should she have called her?

[@Addwater4444]

You shouldn't hang out in there without a mask on, and should go talk outside, no?

[@MrTiggy78]

The tragedy in all of this is her abandonment

[@suzbone]

0:56 look at the photo... those curtains hung in that doorway for at least 60 years.

[@glenorrisalvin9256]

suzbone wow that’s crazy

[@sevengo6652]

And the last supper

[@fuschiapretty]

This will be me probably in a couple of years. I've already called adult protective services and vector control. They refused to let the social workers in the house and I was told it was their right. There's literally nothing I can find to do. Very sad and traumatic. The "idea" that you can't let them is not in your control. No one leaves people in this state willingly, but if they refuse help and own the property, there's no recourse. It's awful. I don't understand this either, but I've tried everything I can think of. I swear if it looks ok on the outside, no one cares what's happening on the inside. I really feel for this woman.

[@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424]

I dont understand are you a hoarder?

[@fuschiapretty]

No, not me! Elderly relatives. This was a while ago, but I was likely reacting to the idea that even when you know these people are living in unsafe conditions and even have dementia and mobility issues, and can no longer maintain a home, there's nothing you can do. I meant me, because this woman is going through the shock of dealing with her relative's remains and belongings in a horrific death. That will also likely happen to me and it's very upsetting.

[@0.0mviews98]

Welp that’s enough youtube for the day

[@sandrabrott8580]

If you are so concerned about your mom or your family go check on them on a regular basis... Why in the world would you let them continue to live like that?? Why not call adult protective services and get them out of there?? There is no excuse for this families negligence!!!

[@johnettastevens4906]

That's exactly what was running through my mind too.

[@aimlesslost]

yep, I have some family that sort of lapse into this hard core hoarding crap. sometimes I clean a bit for them, if necessary... once took an entire month to completely clean a 1 bedroom apartment while the hoarder was out of town (surprise, it ended up trashed again, within a couple years or less) . it's hard because often they won't change their ways, but I don't just check in with them every 5 years. i see 10-20 years down the line I'm going to have to get authorities involved as they get older. it's depressing. they push people away, and get really defensive when you try to improve (aka clean) their environment when they are watching, but you still have to try, however possible.. i don't know, though. it's a difficult situation.

[@intuitivemeena]

I would have cleaned it up long time ago.

[@Abbymiller91992]

Choose Happiness then as soon as you left, it would be right back to dirty. It’s not that simple, you can’t just go in and clean for them. People that do this sort of thing have underlying issues that need to be treated.

[@intuitivemeena]

Yeah maybe that's true. I guess I would routinely visit & clean & make others do the same as a wellness check sort of thing.

[@Mysasser1]

She seemed more mad about that will than anything else.

[@tbrwn2548]

Lolz

[@imsleepingbeauty]

How sad that no friends or family members ever gave a shit enough to check in on her. This is years and years of build up. So freakin sad!!! 😢

[@pawwalker3492]

Sad that no one in this woman's family gave a crap about her to check once in a while. I had a 93 YO neighbor who I checked on a few times a week, and gave her our "leftovers" so she wouldn't have to eat cereal for dinner. Scooped her cats' litter and took out her trash. She was no relation to me. I just couldn't watch that lady struggle. Her daughter lived 10 minutes away 😢

[@imsleepingbeauty]

@@pawwalker3492 Oh wow! You are so kind. Our world would be a much better place if there were more people as caring as you💜

[@SubscribersWithoutAnySubscribe]

@@imsleepingbeauty She wouldn't let anyone in to her house. Try actually reading the story instead of making blind assumptions and attacking people.

[@SubscribersWithoutAnySubscribe]

​@@imsleepingbeauty The woman's friends and family? Maybe go read your own comment where you accused them of not caring "enough to check up on her".

[@imsleepingbeauty]

@@SubscribersWithoutAnySubscribe This severity of hoarding doesn't just happen over a short amount of time, we're talking decades of mental illness. The fact is nobody cared enough to check on her from time to time. How many other elderly people are being forgotten like this? 😢

[@nikkiflaggaly8528]

Elderly neglect This is sad

[@jackdonovan554]

My mom was a hoarder. It was only thanks to my three sisters, who recognized it's escalation, that saved her before it got bad. They also monitored her living standards after realizing her growing tendencies, as she grew elderly. Families who understand how hoarding progresses learn how to prevent their parents from living like this. Families need to do their own "welfare checks" periodically, with their elderly family and friends.

[@HauntFreak13]

How did you do it? My dad is a hoarder and he gets really defensive whenever my mom and I offer help. “I don’t need an intervention!”

[@jackdonovan554]

@@HauntFreak13 my mom was very defensive. They would have to wait for her to leave for a while, then go in and "re-organize". When she got back it would be reorganized, but with less stuff. Hoarders don't miss things they haven't seen in years. When I moved in for a while, I also filled boxes with empty, cleaned-out, 2 liter bottles and taped them up and marked them as important art supplies. Stacking these boxes in the dining room made it looked neat, but also filled - so my mom didn't bring in so much. When I left, I told my sisters to simply throw away all the boxes. I know this sounds crazy, but sometimes we have to be crazy for the people we love.❤

[@chaimomma9198]

Poor lady poor dog. 😭

[@walkinbeauty7273]

Dear God in heaven 😖

[@isabellayessi]

I have stopped collecting stuff months ago as seeing this real life experiences really hits me on personal level. I did collect magazines, books, clocks, clothing. It got to a point where my family had a intervention and stopped cold Turkey. I have rules that i can't buy things don't need and rarely go to goodwill or garage sales etc . I got it from my mom who was a hoarder of only clothing. Until this day.. I found hobbies and new things to fulfill life without things, people joke about this but until you live the lifestyle is hurtful and don't wish on anybody.

[@honeyx7879]

"Go in and find dead bodies" Who the HELL speaks like that to an old person. WTF. She has no empathy or any sensitivity. She deserves all the crap she's picking up.

[@nightstalkerck]

I'm in my 60's as you get older, you do talk like that because you've seen so much death, you know it's just part of life.

[@kyriethika]

People grieve in different ways. This woman is dealing with something horrific, and being angry helps to give her the motivation she needs to get what needs to be done. Some people show anger and bitterness to keep from sobbing and breaking down.

[@kellythomas5392]

Hello Kimberly how are you doing today

[@jage5256]

Sorry. I would get a demolition crew to tear down this mess and hall it away.

[@cynthg9547]

This lady should came years earlier help this old lady who lived like that

[@ncredbird3998]

Sad to think no family missed her for the time for this to happen... Sad.. Very sad... No living being should live this way.

[@cheekyoziechick]

Where did the dog end up? I just can't imagine people ending up like this.

[@AsktheSpirits]

How can anyone be forgotten like that. 😢

[@lindabrooks1863]

Well maybe you should have visited more especially because of that age.Now you over there cleaning up probably to see what you can get.!!!old people don't have anyone to take care of them.

[@broadwaymelody33]

There was a news article about this. Sally was seen in the community and by family frequently, but didn’t like to invite guests over. She was always clean and coiffed, and so was her lawn. Her family had no reason to suspect anything because she was acting fine.

[@schimaMon3]

😳

[@bethpelkey4948]

How the hell does someone a friend,a neighbor, especially a f**king family member not call or physically go & check on family members,old or young,but importantly the elderly?? The family should be held accountable for this & all other similar situations like this,why can they get away with it,this woman should not had to die like this,or had to have lived in the home the state it was,horder or not!! Maybe if the family, just one family member checked on her,she would not had her life end like it had,let alone what happened to her after she passed,my heart goes out to her,but a lot of dislike,hate is what should be felt for the family but karma will get them here on Earth & God will get them after they leave ,& that punishment is & will be worse than anyone especially the legal system can give! How dare the woman in the video actual think she has any right to bitch & complain about anything that took place other than herself for how she did absolutely nothing for this poor woman,& then she's gonna bitch about family heirlooms or whatever she's bitching about ,she obviously didn't care when the woman was alive she definitely has no heart or conscience! I am sincerely sick & heartbroken as I was watching the video!!!

[@ambercason5100]

I can almost smell that house thru my phone.

[@brucesmith9144]

Finding a corpse is a horrible smell you never forget.

[@hollyvondross9635]

Wish that woman did not have such a foul mouth.

[@jolenaagapisou3803]

The poor dog was starving!!!!

[@josephorona9607]

Jolena Agapisou i would of went to the sketchiest dog clinic. And get him put down. I wouldn’t look at that animal the same.

[@nawara2431]

@@josephorona9607 why ? His instinct kicked in it's a natural thing even human do it if they starve and probablykill eachother too !! What a piece of shit you are

[@MISBHV9]

@@josephorona9607 nearly all dogs and cats would eat their owner after they died if they have no access to food. Go educate yourself.

[@winterweib]

@@nawara2431 Amen. Well said. God's bless to you.

[@igor-yp1xv]

Wanted to know what happened to the poor fellow :(

[@cynthg9547]

This lady should be a shame of her self not being there for her aunt letting her live that way /she should helped her by placeing her in a nursing home since she could not take care of her self

[@paulcousino8773]

Instead of wondering how they lived this way, where were you when they needed you the most. It is sickening that no one stepped in to help them!

[@RetardationAwareness]

Many hoarders don't let anyone in their home, so people don't even know that there's a problem. Just a with any other addiction, they will go to great lengths to make everything seem fine. It doesn't mean they weren't there for her. She even said that she would go out with her hair done, clean clothes, totally normal looking. How was she to know that there was a problem? Most people wouldn't think twice about someone not inviting them over to their house. Some people just like their personal space to be their own. For all you know, one of your close friends may be a hoarder right now, are you neglecting them by not barging into their house to make sure they're living quarters are clean?

[@markschilleman4695]

Hoarders are typically uncooperative. They'll drive you nuts in short order, so you just end up leaving

[@dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424]

You probably have never met a hoarder

[@wcolautti]

They’re almost impossible to help. If you’ve ever watched “Hoarder’s” you’d likely understand more of what their families and loved ones face. Even the professionals sent in to help them face very grim odds.

[@sirpudding1581]

That’s because they are being publicly humiliated on tv and the web just so the company can make money from it.

[@caneface87]

Where is the dog now? One huge unanswered question

[@terriewoodley2481]

OMG, this is so sad. This is why I feel family need to check on each other more often. Especially out elderly

[@lulumorganvelez1178]

You yost there to see if there's any money or gold for real ❤😭 rip to the lady

[@glenorrisalvin9256]

slime capalot that’s crazy but tru

[@jaybee608]

Not fair!

[@occamsrazor7939]

It's easy to become overwhelmed. I'm there now. A lot of the stuff stored in my house is not mine. The family that gripe at me about my stuff are the same ones that brought stuff here. I was just trying to help them out then I catch a lot of drama for it. No help, just criticism and judging. Sometimes it is not mental illness. Any wonder why I prefer the company of pets. They don't judge and are always glad to see me.

[@estherwilliams7005]

You should call the people that it belongs to and give them a week to pick up their belongings. At the end of the week call the local St. Vincent de Paul or other thrift store and schedule a pick up. They come to you with a truck and get it out of your house for good.

[@occamsrazor7939]

@@estherwilliams7005 Cool, I didn't know this. Thanks.

[@JK-nk8cp]

You can do it! One little thing at a time! Trust a friend to help you get started. Or call a company for help. Maybe a community cares program. Make the family that has stuff there help. You can do it! Have faith! I truly wish you well!

[@Military450Veteran]

The Reason for THIS SH(i)T?? IT'S Because YOU'RE WEAK, a Coward And YOU'VE "Got NO backbone" To TELL ALL of THEM, "You Have LESS Than 30 days to come TAKE AWAY ALL of YOUR JUNK OUT of MY House NOW! And IF YOU REFUSE to GET YOUR JUNK OUT of MY House, i'll BE Calling a Goodwill Or some Other Thrift Store where THEY COME To MY House To HAUL AWAY USELESS JUNK AT NO Cost To ME (yes, THEY HAUL IT AWAY For FREE)! So HURRY UP because 30 days Or LESS Goes By REAL FAST!" And/Or PUT those Words ON a Letter, Get an Official STAMP from a Notary Public, And/Or Make Xerox copies of the Letters, then SEND those Letters (via Certified) to ALL of the LEECHES that ARE HOARDING THEIR CRAP IN YOUR House, And/Or SEND ALL of them texts Or e-mails as a back-up to Have as PROOF that THEY Have LESS Than 30 days to TAKE AWAY Their CRAP OUT Of YOUR House! STOP crying And Complaining Here, just "GET Yourself a backbone" And DO IT Already! Are THEY gonna do EVERYTHING THEY can to Make YOU out to be the "mean witch", to TRY to make YOU FEEL Sorry for THEM And/Or to TRY to MANIPULATE YOU into letting THEM Get "just 1 Or 2 MORE FREE Months of FREE Storage"?? Heck YES They're gonna TRY EVERYTHING in THEIR MANIPULATIVE SICK minds to Turn the Guilt ON YOU, But That IS where YOU Have To BE STRONG-MINDED And Say To ALL of Those LEECHES, "NO MORE!" DON'T Let THEIR LAZY LEECH-y ways MANIPULATE YOU into Feeling Guilty about ANY of THEIR FREE-Loading HOARDING Habits! Because Seriously, i want YOU to name ME ONE (at least just ONE), name ME ONE Storage Unit IN This ENTIRE U.S.A. who's gonna GIVE ANY of THEIR Customers "1 Or 2 Or 3 Or 4 FREE MONTHS of FREE Storage" (NOT counting the "FIRST Month IS FREE" when a NEW Customer signs up With a Storage Unit that a FEW Storage Units give away as a Promotion)?? I bet you $50 that there ARE NO Storage Units IN ALL of America who'll give 1 Or 2 Or 3 Or 4 FREE MONTHS of Storage to ANY of Their Customers (believe ME, i KNOW They DON'T, And again, i'm NOT talking about the FEW Storage Units that give NEW Customers ONLY, Their FIRST FREE Month of Storage just for being a NEW Customer). I Sure Hope to GOD that YOU'LL Start standing up to ALL of the LAZY LEECHES IN YOUR Family Or Your circle of Friends And STOP Being a WEAK "Spineless fish" (Learn to SAY "NO!" to ALL of those LEECHES who ARE doing HARM to YOU, To YOUR House And/Or To YOUR PEACE of MIND).

[@Military450Veteran]

@@JK-nk8cp WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. 👎 👎 His Or her LAZY BUM LEECH of a Family NEEDS To GET THEIR CRAP OUT of his Or her House NOW! THEY'VE Taken TOO MUCH Advantage of him Or her AND THEY SHOULDN'T Get ANYMORE FREE MONTHS of Storage space! This IS WHY people Get SO EASILY DUPED: because CERTAIN "people Have NO damn backbone" And THEY NEED to STOP Being WEAK And Learn How to SAY "NO MORE!" to the LEECHES IN his Or her life!

[@fernandoperezl12]

Sad they dont take care of the elders.....we are going to be one someday....!!

[@lunafringe10]

thats humanity for you. Even animals , your bros and sisters give you a final farewell.

[@elliewhite2088]

“To live like this is beyond belief” wtf woman? This 86 year old woman was left alone to do this all be herself. And you’re complaining. You LEFT her. You didn’t bother with her. So in reality it’s your fault, not this poor old woman. Priorities are messed up😣

[@elliewhite2088]

Alright nob scratches, go worry ab other issues than coming attacking me over KZbin you low lives💤

[@elliewhite2088]

"Im just doing this for her family" yeah right looks like when she needed help noone was there now your trying to look for something valuable in her house. This lady speaks like a class A narcissist... no ounce of sympathy for the lonely death of her aunt. Now leave👏

[@v.pittam2142]

SHUT THE FUCK UP ADS JOKE

[@singmysong1167]

Yeah...when so-called family doesn't get together anymore, except at a funeral. Now with Covid, can't even do that. sad times.

[@QueenDivineLove]

Exactly everyone always show up after death, what about while you living.

[@purplevamp3132]

I have a friend 55 years old who lives like that. You can't tell her anything.

[@kellythomas5392]

Hello Patricia how are you doing today.

[@msdatcher9219]

It sounds like to me she was looking for something that was more valuable than the lady's life itself.

[@puppetseducer]

Well she's dead, so......

[@blooop9693]

@@puppetseducer no shit sherlock

[@puppetseducer]

@@blooop9693 Fuck you kid

[@appledoreman]

It's not always easy to know what to do in such a situation. I knew a hoarder once. Three of us (me & a couple of neighbours) took the opportunity of his being in hospital to tidy up his flat, after which he never forgave us...

[@manFromPeterborough]

My dad's ex bus driver collegue now gov housing manager kept ringing dad up about my hoarding, dad gave me some time to cleanup, he let himself in one morning and saw little progress, he said we're moving in, I told him to get f^*ked, next Saturday he came with 10' cage rental trailer with mum and my 2 brothers inlaw (now ex, both my sisters divorced years later)in tow, I didn't go to their place next Xmass 2000 - 2003. I didn't see dad for next 5 years, mum 3, they divorced in 2003. I had things thrown out dating back a long way, a Xmass gift from 1983 - a 160 in one Science Fair electronics kit my parents gave, that was in a cupboard of spare room my bros in laws were going gung ho with, many electrical items, car hub caps, stereos went

[@triggabun]

I am sorry but I laughed at that last line 😆

[@virginiafry9854]

I read the info in the link and it was so sad - the lady’s sister had had a stroke and EMTs decided that Sally also needed to go to hospital because of the state of the house. She signed herself out of the hospital the next day and was never seen alive again. The dog, a Rottweiler, was also found deceased - he had tried to survive by eating her! People who have left disparaging comments - hoarders like this old lady are very secretive - if you meet them outside the home environment you will seldom realise that they have a problem - plus, they actively foil attempts for anyone to enter their home!

[@kellythomas5392]

Hello Virginia how are you doing today.

[@bumfrog8513]

For others watching and berating the family, it’s very possible that they were supporting her, and it was just too draining. You can only pay so much money and so much of yourself into trying to help heal someone who doesn’t want it

[@miratay3221]

She’s looking for something valuable!!!!

[@molliewhite-evans473]

It's a sad situation when these Elderly People die like this. Nowadays their own Relatives don't give a Damn about the older Folks. I've worked by taking care of the Elderly Folks, & their loved ones didn't come around, until after the Elderly person has died. Just like Buzzards Flying & circling above , & waiting for death to succumb, & wait patiently for $'s, or other properties to be left to them (buzzards).

[@red2thebone]

Amen to that! and God bless your soul your a amazing person! 😊

[@phoenixman8569]

Independence is for the most part is what we all live for, but some times things go to far and we start to forget that certain someone in our lives that gets left behind, In all the kaos of a modern world. We sometimes scoff at those outside todays norms who still live in a some what primitive tribal comunity, however what they do have is a very strong sence of community where no one is ignored, even though we may consider outselves to be more evolved, it looks like we could learn a lesson, from so called primitive societies.....

[@MzVonnie4187]

Why did it take so long, for it to get that horrible for someone to check in on her?

[@toniexum1126]

So MANY folks don't give a damn about other people!

[@cowgrl342]

I know right?! What's wrong with people these days 😫

[@miltownusa]

@Danielle Adair very true 😢

[@littlepip4014]

It really has nothing to do with not caring. Hoarders DONT let anyone see their house, she kept the outside clean and kept up her appearance (apparently). It would be easy to just do every holiday at someone elses house. And she might of been an old bitch who told her kids to fuck off, we never know the reason. What ever it is is sad.

[@remygirl-mn5kk]

It was both of their decisions, apparently. Very sad indeed.

[@BillBondsHasAPosse]

“I thought it’s was a skeleton with a wig”

[@thedoggfather3567]

My close friends mom is a hoarder it’s sad he’s cleaned up her house and she freaked out he had to wait til she went to the hospital to clean it when you see things in person like this it blows your mind

[@kellygervais3440]

I took care of my dad until the day he died, I can cry for this lady...

[@ORCLEAM]

You cannot understand it until you experience it. This is why my ex is my ex....

[@28msunpretty]

My ex too. Same. A shame. Sad.

[@luckylady123100]

It's hard guys. My mom hoards. And my siblings that live with her do it also. They refuse to get help most of the time.

[@glittersilver7779]

So does both my parents ..when I try to clean. They get mad at me .. how I ended up the germafobe neat freak , I don’t but I’m glad of it

[@wilmalee5153]

I have a friend of two years, and has never invited me to his home, but will come and sit for hours @ my home. Sometimes hoarders will not allow other's into their homes.So sad.

[@SquishyGrayMatter]

Pink Pearls same!! 😢

[@MsBrendalina]

People don't understand until they've dealt with it personally. It's hard to help someone who doesn't want to be helped.

[@TPRES_74]

I wouldn't step one foot up in that mothertrucker. I'd bulldoze the shit out of that house with the quickness and sell the property. Sorry Aunt Sally.

[@itsak-popnanimethang9117]

Exactly

[@debrabaird633]

Dog was probably hungry left alone with no food

[@germerican7182]

Id imagine the dog died as well if the poor old girl was a skeleton. That takes time. RIP Sally

[@chaimomma9198]

1031KRONTZ GERMERICAN yes, dog died too.

[@reneejohnson9256]

So sad!!! I believe rats probably ate her as well!!!

[@remygirl-mn5kk]

Somar Chimon it was in the video.

[@remygirl-mn5kk]

Somar Chimon Both of the women who lived there were in the hospital and Sally checked out to go feed the dog and died. Then the dog died in the next room. The sister is still alive but in a nursing home.