Moving can be hazardous to your health

[Lady Hobbs]

A lady moved into an apartment here Saturday afternoon. She didn't feel well Saturday night so drove herself to the hospital........where she died. Her family was back Sunday to move all her stuff out again. Everything still packed. How odd, huh? She was only in her early 50's.

[fishmommie]

Oh my goodness. That's horrible. Wonder what happened to her.

[imma24]

Wow - at least she was in a hospital and not amongst all those boxes.

[Rue]

That's just sad. Awfully young too...

:(

[Lady Hobbs]

Can you imagine moving your mother in one day and back out the next? Sheesh. They figured she had a heart attack after all the moving.

[Strider199]

Thats sad. Stress can be fatal to us over 50 I read. The move must have really been a burden on her.

[Cyberra]

...I am suddenly somewhat glad that the year I moved out of my grandfather's house and we had to clean it out after his death, mom was already in a wheelchair with a healing, surgically-repaired broken leg. It did mean that my sisters and I had to do all the work, but she was stressed enough as it was just with all the estate stuff.

[Lady Hobbs]

Tell me about it! My mother lived in this same apartment building that I currently live in prior to her death. Small kitchen, bathroom, living room and dining room and honest to god, it took me 7 days to get her stuff out of here. Everything was neat and clean but her closets were jammed full and she had saved every piece of paper, birthday card and Christmas card for 50 years. She moved so many times and why she "saved" 60 purses, 75 belts and at least 40 coats is beyond me. Her closets were so jammed packed that she had her Christmas decorations stored in the bathroom closet. I save NOTHING. If I don't use it or it doesn't fit, it's outta here. Someone could move me out of here in half a day!

[Rue]

Your mom sounds like my Grandmother...lol.

She saved tin foil and string too...we tossed the foil...but I did use up the string (it took about 10 years...but I did it!)

I've been slowly decluttering over the last few years - I thank Hoarders for that ...and I still have a ways to go...but no rush...I have it under control now.

I'm also hanging on to some stuff until I know the kids won't use it...if they don't need it...I'll toss it...

[Cyberra]

My grandfather had newspapers of the moon landing and the death of JFK in a box in the attic. I have pictures.