Yesterday evening we had a very sudden and rather shocking experience in our street. About 7pm an ambulance drew up outside our house, so I immediately said to my DH they must have come for our next door neighbour. The paramedics went into her house and I was thinking they would be taking her to hospital, but after some time, two police cars arrived, at which point I realised something really serious has happened. It began to dawn on us that our lovely neighbour had probably passed away.
A little later, the police came to speak to us and gave us the sad news.
The saddest part is that it's not known when she passed, she was found collapsed on the kitchen floor and it could have been on Friday or Saturday and she was alone.
Then about 10pm the undertakers came, so in the space of three hours our dear neighbour's remains had been removed and taken away.
This morning, we were able to speak to her DS and share some memories of her. Just two months ago the family celebrated her 88th birthday with her.
We will miss our dear neighbour for her chats and good humour. It feels so strange that she has gone and she will be missed by our community as well as her family.
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