{"id":56733,"date":"2025-03-26T00:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T00:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=56733"},"modified":"2025-03-26T00:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T00:08:17","slug":"carer-fulfills-dy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=56733","title":{"rendered":"Carer fulfills dy&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1127.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1127.png 526w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1127-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We all get old and die eventually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not especially scared of dying, I think it\u2019s something beautiful and natural. On the other hand, I\u2019m terrified of getting old and not being able to look after myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be completely dependent on someone else, not be able to go to the bathroom on your own or remember your childrens\u2019 names. That\u2019s no kind of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maria was living out her final days in a care facility. And she knew that she didn\u2019t have long left to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maria had been a singing and piano teacher her whole life and missed being surrounded by music.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But she was in luck, because one of her old students worked at her care home in Austinburg, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshua Woodard had been taught by her from when he was 9 years old, so they knew each other well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maria\u2019s greatest wish was to hear the song \u201dHow great thou art\u201d before she died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, Joshua was eager to fulfill Maria\u2019s final wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the song lyrics on his phone, he sang a heartfelt rendition of Maria\u2019s favorite song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even sweeter, it turns out that Joshua had known Mary since he was just 9-years-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHospice workers are angels but this hospice aide is special,\u201d said Marti Adkins Redmond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMary taught voice and piano in her day and this aide Joshua Woodard was one of her students as a kid. Special people hospice workers are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-maria-s-sister-in-law-managed-to-capture-the-emotional-moment-on-film\">Maria\u2019s&nbsp;sister-in-law managed to capture the emotional moment on film:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=uGFRHyt1sFQ%3Fstart%3D14%26feature%3Doembed\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sadly Maria is no longer with us, which makes this whole clip even more moving.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make sure you share this beautiful clip with all your friends on Facebook to honour all the staff working tirelessly to take care of our elderly loved ones.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=56698\">also read&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all get old and die eventually. 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