I feel so sick right now
Remember last week when my neighbor kids showed up at my door and I didn’t call 911 b/c they are from the drug house and I figured this was just another example of their neglect?
Yeah.
The grandma was dead inside the house.
I feel like utter shit that I didn’t call 911.
The mom called about an hour after the kids showed up and Mike walked them home. She told Mike that the grandma had been home all day. Apparently at that point she just thought she was taking a nap, but she was actually dead.
I want to throw up. I know, logically, that my actions made sense at the time. If it had been any other household I would have called 911 immediately, under the assumption something was wrong. Neighbors not calling 911 is what you get when you show a pattern of irresponsibility.
But still. No excuse. I should have made the call.
I think she had been dead quite awhile and getting the paramedics there wouldn’t have made a difference, but I guess I’ll never know.
I just can’t believe it.
Yochannah said,
September 21, 2010 @ 11:00 am
That must be really hard to deal with. I’m sorry for you 🙁
Antropologa said,
September 21, 2010 @ 11:59 am
Omigod. That is very sad. But in no way your fault. You did what you thought was right for the kiddos based on what you knew.
Margie said,
September 21, 2010 @ 5:45 pm
That’s really awful, and I’m sorry you have to deal with this now. But there’s nothing you did wrong, nor could you have changed anything.
torrygirl said,
September 21, 2010 @ 9:42 pm
That’s awful, but there is absolutely no way you could have known she was in there.
Don’t beat yourself up over it – I wouldn’t have called 911 either if I was in your shoes.
Dani said,
September 22, 2010 @ 7:41 am
Didn’t you let them in and feed them? You did a lot in providing a safe place for them.