With Caring Attention

This day began helping one of my elders. Got a text from another caregiver that her elder client was not picking up the phone nor responding by text. So I did a quick wellness check as my client was waiting for a CNA to come give her a shower.

So I went to the other elders apartment and used the key used only by caregivers or family members to get into her apartment. Barely went in and found her passed away. I called the reception desk and asked them to call 911. Then I called her main caregiver as I did not have the granddaughters phone number (left my phone at my clients apartment not thinking I would need it) to call the granddaughter.

Paramedics, Firemen, Police and then the Cororner.
Questions and then left a bit in order to finish what I needed to with my client. Back to other apartment to wait, as they finished up what they needed to, until they were done. Turned off lights, locked door (with police watching me so that we both knew it was locked)

Had been texting her granddaughter as all this was going on as well as this elders main caregiver.

Not the first time finding an elder had transitioned with no one there. Still hits my heart for those left behind.
When the granddaughter responding “ ‘The Body’. Is that all she is now? My heart is shattered.” I responded in truth - “ ‘I see her Dancing - only sorrow is leaving you, your daughter, your mother and your uncle.’”

The grief will now start it’s undulating motion that no one can calm - not even in time can we predict how someone will be with the grief of losing one that they loved. All we can do is offer what we can. An Ear to listen with, Arms to HUG when asked for one, and loving and praying for them from the deeps wells of our own heart.