Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
I had the horrific experience of finding my dad 3 weeks after he had passed. He was laying in his bed with a heater on full. It's a sight and smell that will always live with me. I was left with the cleanup operation of his body fluids, the skin and hair were stuck to the pillow and mattress. I had to cut out the floorboards it was so bad. Strange as it may sound, I'm proud I cleaned up after him. RIP Dad.
Watching this makes me thankful that we have people willing to do these type of jobs. They were very respectful and kind when referring to the deceased..
They’re responsible for cleaning up anything regarding his death separate. Anything spoiled with bodily fluids etc has to be disposed differently than just every day things to clear house. The bags of trash with bodily fluids has to be disposed in a certain way so not to contaminate anything per strict regulations.. The remainder of the trash like carpet can be disposed as any other homes trash if preparing it for sale etc.
Did this for a friend who didn't get found for a week. His relatives and the landlord would NOT clean it up, so I did. It was the last thing I could do for him.
My son died alone,he came to see me after work on a Friday night in good spirits and on the Monday after him not answering my calls, which wasn't unusual if he was with friends i got his landlord to let me in when he didn't answer,i found him in his bed,ill never forget that day
@@tinaashley7802 Damn im sorry for your loss. If you dont mind me asking, was he sick? did he hurt himself? I cant imagine unexpectedly finding a loved one especially your child dead. I hope youve found some sort of peace
It must be so sad walking in to someone's home and seeing their lives through pictures and the way the keep their homes and cards on the fridge etc...and then having to realise you're there to clean up their remains! This must take such a toll on these guys! Big ups to them! Such a hard job mentally as well as physically but these guys do it so well. Amazing people.
My daughter cleaned the room that her best friends teenage daughter committed suicide with a gunshot. I never asked her about it but she wanted to do what she could for her friend
These jobs pay very well. I'm sure anyone watching this video can figure out why. The horrible situation the cleaners deal with 🤢🤮 make most people sick. I checked into it once and you have to be able to not gag.
I'm a retired Justice of the Peace here in Texas. Part of my duties was to go and investigate unattended deaths. One of the things that Sheriff's Deputies always told me was the smell was bad. But I couldn't smell it at all. I have a birth defect where all of the sinuses in my head and face didn't develop as I was born at 25 weeks. One of the last death investigations I had was a gentleman who passed in his bed, in the middle of summer here in Texas. I estimated he had been dead for at least 6 weeks. The deputies couldn't believe I went into the house without any sort of mask on to cover the smell. I can't smell lots of things that people say smell badly. I can't smell skunk, natural gas, dead people, and lots of different kinds of flowers. There are some things that I can smell... Pizza, Gardenias (which smell REALLY bad to me). But I really believe my birth defect was a blessing from God that allowed me to perform my duties in caring for the deceased and their families.
@@toyoscio yes... It was really a very sad sight. Here was a man laying in his bed with most of his bodily fluids completely gone with his skin stretched taut over his bones. If I close my eyes I can still see him. What was really sad was his family... I asked them when the last time any of them had seen him and they told me on July 4th. When I saw him it was the first week of September. None of them had bothered to see him that whole time. But they were like cockroaches when it came time to try to collect things from his estate, like his car and other things. So very sad.
@@BenEBrady If I didn't stink-up my possessions, they be clawing over them. Next they'd be liquidating my stock shares and emptying my bank account. If I knew when I'd expire, I'd donate all my money to an animal shelter. I've always been nice to relatives and have reached-out many times only to be ignored, exploited, etc.... I'm adopted, and my adoptive sister is now schmoozing with half-brothers she researched and found, and I'm chopped liver. My female cousins (not blood relatives) only surface at funerals and to split estates. Some people just have rotten relatives and there's nothing you can do about it.
I don't know if I call your birth defect a "gift" because it made you, as you said, comfortably enter these establishments without your mask on which may get you in trouble if you do it in a regular basis (due to inhalation of bacterias floating around the area)
Same thing is happening to me after contracting covid a year ago. My sense of smell is never intact everything smells the same except for some. The downside is I can never enjoy the food I used to love and it's hard to tell if the food is bad so there's the risk of food poisoning.
I live alone and love it. My will is on the fridge with my financial advisors details who has my instructions on who to contact and original copy of my will. Everything organised for when I depart. I’m 54 and living alone, the responsibility is on me to ensure my estate is handled with ease and no fuss. He came and he went!!
@@58Kym --You don't know what you're talking about. Not everyone ends up alone in this world because they made bad decisions throughout their lives. How absurd! This is why it's so SAD. That a person can outlive their loved ones, & then it's very difficult to make strong connections with others nowadays. This man might have been an extremely generous, & kind person. Who had nobody who cared about him when he died? It would be nice IF, we all took a moment out of our busy lives. To see someone we know is alone, & bring them something they like occasionally, & spent 15 minutes speaking with them. WE, could make them feel wonderful, & not give-up much to do it. Say upfront I only have 10 minutes, & then I MUST go. Ask them if they need an item from the store, & tell them they may ask you for something anytime.
I'll be one of those provided I don't die in a public place. And it's ok. I'm extremely introverted so I keep my distance to people. Just like a funeral service with 0 guests isn't always a sad thing.
I lived alone for several years in my apartment the only people who checked on me and helped me were 2 friends of mine my family never stopped by didn't call NOTHING!!!! My health went downhill and after having several bad falls I decided to put myself in a nursing home! It was a hard decision but I knew if I didn't I would end up like Arthur here people nowadays are too busy wrapped up in themselves to care for family and friends it got to where my two friends were getting to be unreliable I did appreciate their help and paid them money now I'm at a place where I get medical attention and care when I do pass away I don't want a visitation or funeral just want to be cemated family doesn't care when I'm alive so why should they care when I'm gone sounds harsh but it's the truth!!!!!
It is so heartening I did not know Arthur but just imagining a kind old man walking down the streets, in his house waking up peacefully and making is cup of coffee, is no more is heartening.
That happened to my sister in June 2020. My family lived within 20 miles from her. I live 800 miles away .My sister was going through a really rough time from loosing her husband 3 months prior to her death. My mother and brothers promised me that they would check in on my sister every couple of days,needless to say,they never called her or checked on her. They didn't give a damn. I told my family to check on her for nearly 2 weeks,and they wouldn't respond to me. I called the police in my sisters town and they went to check on her. They found her in the living room,but the maggots had eaten most of her decomposed body. The coroner said that she had been dead for at least 10 days.
@@rebeccabarlow2777 I’m so sorry for your loss. While the rest of the family didn’t check on her, I’m glad you were there to help even in the aftermath.
Id feel so bad throwing out that guys pictures. Its super sad he died lonely with nobody to even notice he was gone. Id love to just have a list of people like that and go hangout with them once or twice a week
@@superowl64 Seriously, and not only would it benefit the old folks it would benefit us as well. They have so much wisdom to offer that is just going to waste as they sit alone waiting to die
There should be a museum just for regular people with regular lives, it's just as interesting as learning about emperors and kings, just to see people's ordinary belongings and old photos, just to acknowledge that they lived and had loved ones. In future years, what will we leave behind? Everything is contained online now. If the internet died, our memories would too.
Sad fact in the case of Swedish "so called" well fare. Out of some 240 + annual deaths in homes, 25% (one quarter) of them lay forgotten and unnoticed for periods of 1,5 months. We just had an extreme case of an elderly man laying forgotten for 3 1/2 YEARS! His case is not exceptional. The more this occurs, the more it is a reminder something is wrong with the society allowing it to happen.
Oh my gosh! A few years ago, I was living in an apartment and a guy killed himself, but no one knew. It was in Arizona, in 130 degree heat. The manager tried to show the apartment beneath his, but they didn't like the smell. After a week, his family (from out of town) asked the manager to do a well check, so she sent the caretaker, and he found the guy basically liquefied on his couch. He had turned the air off and just melted. In that kind of heat, it only takes a week.
I wouldn't have thought this would happen in Sweden. Shouldn't happen any where. Like everyone says sad state of affairs that society has come to this. Not enough empathy for fellow humans. People are too caught up in their own lives to even give a thought of others. So sad and disturbing.
I pray his soul is resting in peace. How sad he laid there that long !! People check on the elderly relatives, friends , neighbors, or anyone that you know lives alone wether they are young or old ! GOD bless the people who come to do the clean up . I could do it !! 🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐
The truth is that most people dont care about anything but money & stuff. As your family ages you will all learn that elderly care is unaffordable & it will usyally only be one family member to step up. Parents are never prepared - debt not paid & no funeral coverage. They were too overwhelmrd & embarrassed in life to ask for help When they pass away the resr of your family will be at your door to split whats left. Youll be left in debt & broken & somewhat resentful Many families are like this. My parents spent their last five years with me at my apartment I spent my retirement on their care & debt Their 45 yrsr old neice still lives in their house & she just never had time to come over & say goodbye even when i cslled her to do it for them They paid her wsy yhroigh college * never workrd or paif her own way or even had her own place She stole their money their livlihood and their soles I just lost my house in foreclosure I sleep well at night My family is not unique. So yes this sad
As a nurse, I sincerely appreciate you guys being so respectful in how you speak about the deceased and the dignity you give them even when discussing the extent of decomp etc... also how you all handle and treat their personal belongings. That’s how I would want it if it were mine or my family’s.
"After we have cleaned you won't be able to tell that anyone passed away in this room" I'd damn sure i'd be able to tell if I was sleeping in my new house in the room and woke up at 3am with an elderly man staring at me
I live in a home where two ladies died. The original owner in living room in front of TV on her couch. Found by neighbor and mailman. The second was my wife. She passed on the floor in her bedroom.
I live in the UK and my mum in South Africa. She lives with my two brothers and my one sister pops in everyday after work so she's constantly surrounded by her children and grandchildren. It gives me peace to know she's being looked after and that this type of thing won't befall her.
My neighbor died in the apt below mine. He lived on his own. I had previously called an ambulance for him when he took a fall in his kitchen while I was outside and heard him groaning. Just 9 days later, he died just sitting in his chair. Fortunately, his sister visited him that very same day and discovered him deceased. My other neighbour and I went to help her as she was hysterically crying. Strangely enough he looked really peaceful. But I dread to think what would have happened if nobody had discovered him even for a week because there was a portable heater at his feet pumping warm air right at him. He was a good guy. We miss him.
My grandmother died like this, she cut off all communication with the family when I was young and died of diabetic complications when I was 17, she was left in he house for two weeks before her neighbors noticed the smell.
My neighbor across the street passed away last summer. He was diabetic and had said that he had caught a late summer cold the last time I saw him. The house next to his called the police due to a smell. Come to find out he hadn't been seen by anyone for at least 11 days. When he was found he was in bed wrapped up in an electric blanket that was on. The medical people said that he most likely fell asleep after taking cold medicine and suffered a diabetic emergency never to wake up again. He was basically cooked by the blanket 😞
That is very sad. My Grandmother also passed away alone at home, she was there a few days before being discovered, not as long as your Grandmother though. Very sad.
@@lorij6796 @Lori Kulstad I wouldn't describe her as elderly. At the time she cut everyone off she was in her 50's. She had been abusive to my mother and her siblings when they were children. She divorced my grandfather when my mother was a pre-teen, denied him access to his children then vilified him in the eyes of his kids. It was so bad I didn't met him until a year before he died. He was crass but kind. To this day I feel resentment towards the grandmother I never knew for depriving my of meeting my grandfather sooner.
Yes, his attention to safety was appalling. He touched those record albums right after touching that nasty blanket (or whatever it was, a brown crumbly thing). Yuck.
As sad as this seems, it could easily have been a lot worse for him. There was no hospital, no nursing home, no lingering illness or dementia to retroactively take away his experiences, no dependence, no parting from beloved and familiar things. True he left a mess to clean up, but that wasn't his problem to deal with. He died very, very well, I think, and we should all be so lucky.
My dad, bless his heart, when he was alive would be hired to clean up after someone passed away. He would laugh and say it is only poop. We were the ones making faces and sounds.
This is an interesting job I'm glad these services are available. These guys were very professional and respectful. Thank you for the work you do with such respect.
The human body, and the bodies of most mammals are composed of over 75% water. That is also the reason why small, high velocity rifle bullets can do catastrophic damage on a deer or elk upon impact. It is called hydrostatic shock. The projectile induces a bomb-like explosion amplified by the water content of the target's body. All of that water have to go somewhere upon cessation of biological life.
I give these people so much credit. I am a hospice nurse and even a few hours after death or immediately, especially if they release their bowels or have an ostomy or significant wounds, the smell is unimaginable. There are times when I will spray perfume into my nose before going to do care or postmortem care. I also always carry around Vicks to rub into my nose. It doesn't wipe away the smell but it makes it more manageable.
Retired RN here also. I completely understand what you are saying. Hospice nurses and aides are the cream of the crop, imo. But it’s a beautiful thing. You develop a relationship with the dying and you are invaluable to the family at a time when they need you the most. You’re very special. Though I wasn’t a hospice nurse, in my years in Home Healthcare, I had lots of dying patients and I wouldn’t trade a minute of it for anything. I can only hope my patients felt as blessed as they blessed me. May God continue to bless your work.
@@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043 Thank you so much for your lovely words. You also have done so much for so many people as well and I hope that you are enjoying your retirement! A special place for you :-). Bless you.
I have retired/ elderly on either side of me. One I don't worry about because he still has his wife but the other neighbour, he lost his wife some years ago. I always look out to see if his lights on or the blinds are open.
Natalie, I kind of watch after a neighbor across the street. One of her sons lives in Florida and the other is a total jerk who lived with her well into his thirties, moved out and rarely sees her. She had knee replacement and I cleared snow off her driveway all last winter. I also took her mail to her door. I can only hope if I were alone, somebody would do the same sorts of things for me, but people like you are hard to find.
I’m sure they are paid very well. They have to have some heavy duty training to. It’s a science... dealing with blood and fecal matter and all bodily fluids and how to break them down and make it safe for people to dwell safely in the home again. So, they are knowledgeable in the decomposing body and ALL that goes with dying from fluids to dealing with all those fluids.. getting them out of sooooo many different surfaces from carpet, wood, cement and tiles... wow! These guys are amazing. Like he said... you wouldn’t even know someone had passed away and was decomposing for over a week in that home once there done cleaning.
I’ve heard they do pretty well. Most of the crime scene cleaners are independent and contracted out by the insurance company. They’re small businesses and the guys cleaning are usually the business owners as well.
Many of us die alone. If you are lucky, you die at home alone instead of some hospital with insensitive medical staff. I'd rather die home alone than in a hospital.
As long as its not painful you go when your called home. Personally i was happy i didnt have to see my mom pass or find her in her bed, i was allready losing my mind, thatd kill me.
RIP Arthur. And thanks to the amazing work of these people that did such a good job cleaning everything up and being so respectful. Living alone and dieing alone isn't sad. What is sad is being around losers that make you feel alone and don't care about you. I'm 28 and I live alone. I also died in this bed I am sitting on right now (massive blood haemorrhage in 2019) but I came back to life and left hospital 2 days later to go..you guessed it..home. I'd rather live like I am now than be around some jerk that ignores me and makes me feel alone like I was before I started living alone. Doesn't mean I don't like people, plenty of people like me. Just i don't waste my time on people. Plenty of people live alone. It's not always bad. Being around the wrong people and being made to feel alone and being abandoned is bad. If the world was filled with more kind people so many people wouldn't die alone like so many elderly people do. Maybe if people pulled their heads out of their own butts and their tiny lives and stopped worrying about pointless stuff in their own little worlds and started caring and helping others so many elderly people wouldn't have to spend their last moments alone. Old people just want to be loved and respected and felt they are cared about. Same as anyone else. Yet most of the time they are forgotten.
Did you get use to the smells or you have serious sinus issues? Im not being rude or anything im just curious. I mean how could you go through with it all without having to fall sick?. Like someone was there & just melted away overtime & here you are doing a job no one can even imagine doing let alone live to tell the tale. I know I would probably die of sadness for these people who passed without anyone being there or noticing. You have my respect 💯
What grossed me out the most was when seeing the same gloves on his hands touching the deceased areas and then go to other room touching personall belongings that someone will collect later. Cross contamination.
It's so heartbreaking. It scares me to death that I could end up like that. But if that is my fate, what can I do? All that you are and what you did in your youth, all of it doesn't matter when you get into this state. Dying without a grave and without someone pray and cry for you is just so so sad. 😢
In Japan, an unattended death is actually referred to as a "lonely death." I find that so sad but very respectful. Interesting that they are referring to this by the same term.
Sad I knew a lady in an apartment complex years, ago who died alone she lived on the fifth floor she was, dead for 3 weeks before management found her she killed herself 😭 her family came in from florida she lost her job and was depressed never knew anybody that did that before or after so sad.
These decontamination people are the last responders. They provide an essential service to the deceased, their family (If any), and society. Our highly mobile society and isolation of elders has led to many unattended deaths. I'm 68 years with no family hereabouts and no children. This story of an old man's unattended death will be my own.
Oh please! don't say that, you may start reaching out right now, go out and meet people, stay active, get in touch with long distance relatives, it's not too late you know... no worries i will always include you in my prayers...take care always....
Well it’s a month later and no response to any of these comments - of course that’s well your prerogative. I wish there was something I could say or do; not sure where in this big world you are, and not that I could befriend you anyway because I’m largely bedbound myself but certainly homebound. But I do have family close by and my husband of 40 years is here too. I guess the best thing to do is pray for you, I hope you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, so at least your days after your demise are promised to be devoid of sickness, disease, and death. God bless you sir, you’ll never be alone with Jesus Christ as the Holy Spirit is imparted to you to live inside you.
You could do something as simple as leaving a note for the mailman that if your mail isn't picked up in x amount of days, let them know who to contact. I'm sending love your way and wishing you the best. PS make sure it's a sticker or something that can stay on your mailbox (mailman leave, change jobs, quit, get fired, etc) so that whoever would be delivering your mail will know what to do.
I used to watch a great series on HBO in the 90s called “Autopsy”. One episode sticks out for me. The landlord went to a middle aged ladies apartment to collect her rent which was a week late. She found only a skeleton in the bathtub that looked like it was wearing a wig. The tub was full to the top of all of the bodily fluids. Turns out the lady had killed herself weeks earlier by swallowing a bottle of barbiturates. They showed EVERYTHING on that show. It was truly disgusting but also very sad.
My gosh. I have no idea how anyone can do a job like this. At least for me I know I would get SO emotional. Especially for cases like these. I wouldn’t feel right throwing away their things 🥺 you guys are great. Thank you for being respectful
It's sad they have no one left. I know that it's so great to be a part of a church community. Even when you become to elderly to attend services, people still call or come by to check on you. So sad that it doesn't seem that was true for him.
Such a sad situation when an elderly man passes away with no family left. My sister passed away 2 years ago in a similar way and never got to say good bye.
I admire you guys for the work that you do! It cant be easy when you see someones home that they had once lived in and there are no family to hand their belongings to! Xx
When I was stationed in Naples, Italy back in the late 1980s, I decided to take a walk off base. Near the base, I ran into what I tell people is like an "invisible brick wall." The smell is so powerful! On the side of a building, near the back of it was a bloated and now black animal. I couldn't even tell what it was and glimpsed at it for only a few seconds. It looked like a swollen barrel with four legs sticking straight up. Even though I was approximately 1000 feet away, the smell was indescribable and incredible! Needless to say, I did an about face and went back the other way! Parts of the city were unkept and pretty bad back then. Even over 30 years later, I remember the incident. I hope I never smell it again.
Sounds like what will happen to me because I have a family who couldn't care less for me at all. They treated me horribly when I am alive, treated me like the third person out, and unwanted, secrets within the family members are allowed to know, except for me, just think how they won't care at all after I've died.
You have so much more respect for the deceased than wath I saw on an american page, doing about the same as you do!!! In deed, you take the time to show you're dealing with a Human beign who simply ceased to exist. And if he smells bad, you consider all the human part, and this touches me very much. Keep on the excellent job of yours. My Respects! (PS: English is'nt my native or common language, so excuse me for faults)
I am a self imposed hermit. I don't get along with my neighbors because they are awful people. My friends live in far away places, so nobody checks on my wellbeing. I'm known for not answering the phone and keeping to myself. I'm not in good health, so death could happen at any moment and I wouldn't be discovered for ages. That is one of my greatest fears. I don't want my stuff going into the rubbish bin! What can I do to get someone to stay with me to know if I'm dead or dying?
I worked nights at a hospital & one night I smelled something awful when I walked into the ER. It was decomposed from a deceased person who died in their residence & wasn't discovered for days. His remains were transported through the ER on the way to the morgue, & the smell hung around for days afterwards. Once one smells decomposed flesh, one never forgets.
Thanks for sharing. I had no idea of this kind of work. Many thanks to the people who choose to take care of the deceased personal property and take it to the charity and so on. Good job.
@Angie K: That depends on how one chooses his end... If I am aware that my time is up soon and still have the energy hopefully, I will simply drive out into the desert, park on the side of the highway, and wander into the wastes for the final, one way trip.
Thank you for doing what you do. NOT an EASY job, that’s for sure! There are only a handful of people in our world that do jobs like this...First Responders see horrific things.. the clean up crew are right up there to. They are amazing and should be recognized for all that they do..🏆
Isn't it weird how there are times you really don't care or maybe even hope too die. Then there are times you live life & wished it could go on forever . Isn't it also weird how we go so long without seeing or saying hello to our family & friends even though its easier now more then ever . But after they pass you'd give anything for just one more day together 🌸
I had a patient who's neighbor was found deceased after 10 days...that curiosity of clean up from company's lead me to this video. Kudo's to the workers for being professional
These unattended deaths are so sad. It's awful that this person had absolutely no one. The fact he was able to lie dead for 2 weeks and literally drip away on his bedroom floor before finally being discovered is heartbreaking. I have 2 sons and I pray I'm not laying around for weeks before they care to come check on their mom. My mom is deceased but my dad is still living and retired. And he will tell you ...... this would never happen to him. If my sister or I can't get him on his cell all day, one of us is out at his house that night!! Lol! Also, my oldest son is very close to him and stops by his house almost every day. So he has 3 of us that speak to him daily and checking on him.
My uncle who looked to live longer died alone. The stench made neighbors call the police. He had been dead for two weeks. I went there and the smell was intolerable.
I'm not sure, we basically all die alone. Furthermore, once you're gone that's it. It not like their last thought is going to be "damn it, I'm by myself!". We forget death is not like sleep where there is still brain activity for dreaming. It like all the billions of years life went on before you were born, you're just going back to that place.
I'm glad that there are people or small companies that take the time to go through stuff and donate some to charity or clubs and not just put it all in trash. Its sad that family , friends, or neighbors don't check up on each other often. I understand if one not have family but at least one friend or neighbor to check on each other be good.
@@toyoscio well I live alone, my neighbors check up on me every couple weeks. Thats more then my family does. I call my mom every couple days and see her once a week. Its best I can do for now. To me its sad when it take his bowling buddies to call about him not showing up, yet he had neighbors. So I don't get your problem with my comment. Anyway have a nice day.
Sad how when we die, all the things that meant smthg to us now don’t mean a thing to anyone and are discarded. Just like that.
Matthew 6:19-21
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
@@thezenutz7289 Amen!
Spot on
Just goes to show that things don’t really mean all that much.
It's true. I experienced that with my late husband. I had no choice but to give his items away. so sad.
I had the horrific experience of finding my dad 3 weeks after he had passed. He was laying in his bed with a heater on full. It's a sight and smell that will always live with me. I was left with the cleanup operation of his body fluids, the skin and hair were stuck to the pillow and mattress. I had to cut out the floorboards it was so bad. Strange as it may sound, I'm proud I cleaned up after him. RIP Dad.
RIP Sir
You are a strong and caring person.
Wow that’s horrific. I am so sorry.
RIP to him. And sorry you had to go through that. You should be very proud of your actions.
I wish the best for you !
Watching this makes me thankful that we have people willing to do these type of jobs. They were very respectful and kind when referring to the deceased..
Its sad nobody looking after him
Why sad? Hmmm, I would say undesirable but not sad
Sad indeed. Don't understand why he cuts out the damaged area of carpet and mattress, why not throw the whole thing out
They’re responsible for cleaning up anything regarding his death separate. Anything spoiled with bodily fluids etc has to be disposed differently than just every day things to clear house. The bags of trash with bodily fluids has to be disposed in a certain way so not to contaminate anything per strict regulations.. The remainder of the trash like carpet can be disposed as any other homes trash if preparing it for sale etc.
It pays well.
Poor poor Arthur. You just see his glasses laying there on the table. He was a person and now he’s just gone and nobody noticed 😞
That was heartbreaking. He kept his home nice and clean and tidy it seemed.
That is very heartbreaking
Did this for a friend who didn't get found for a week. His relatives and the landlord would NOT clean it up, so I did. It was the last thing I could do for him.
@@watchgoose bless you…..they’d have eventually had to get a company in to do it if you hadn’t. I hope there was a keepsake
We noticed.
I'm not scared of death...I'm scared of dying alone....RIP Aurther.
Woody Allen said "I'm not scared of dying ....I just dont want to be there when it happens".
My son died alone,he came to see me after work on a Friday night in good spirits and on the Monday after him not answering my calls, which wasn't unusual if he was with friends i got his landlord to let me in when he didn't answer,i found him in his bed,ill never forget that day
Technically, we all die alone.
That`s a trip we all have to do alone, nothing to be scared of 💛
@@tinaashley7802 Damn im sorry for your loss. If you dont mind me asking, was he sick? did he hurt himself? I cant imagine unexpectedly finding a loved one especially your child dead. I hope youve found some sort of peace
What wonderful people to do this so respectfully for the deceased. It is not a job everyone can do. So sad.
Can you hook me up ? As an empath & med assistant/remote viewer since early teens- I Don't Charge...
Amen to that
To be honest, I wouldnt mind doing this job. As long as I have my gloves and mask I am ready to go.
It must be so sad walking in to someone's home and seeing their lives through pictures and the way the keep their homes and cards on the fridge etc...and then having to realise you're there to clean up their remains! This must take such a toll on these guys! Big ups to them! Such a hard job mentally as well as physically but these guys do it so well. Amazing people.
My daughter cleaned the room that her best friends teenage daughter committed suicide with a gunshot. I never asked her about it but she wanted to do what she could for her friend
Sarah Deshay Your daughter is a saint! I don't think just anyone could ever volunteer to do that. She is amazing for that. :( ♥️
These jobs pay very well. I'm sure anyone watching this video can figure out why. The horrible situation the cleaners deal with 🤢🤮 make most people sick.
I checked into it once and you have to be able to not gag.
@@R.Oates7902 i wud gag
I'm a retired Justice of the Peace here in Texas. Part of my duties was to go and investigate unattended deaths.
One of the things that Sheriff's Deputies always told me was the smell was bad. But I couldn't smell it at all. I have a birth defect where all of the sinuses in my head and face didn't develop as I was born at 25 weeks.
One of the last death investigations I had was a gentleman who passed in his bed, in the middle of summer here in Texas. I estimated he had been dead for at least 6 weeks. The deputies couldn't believe I went into the house without any sort of mask on to cover the smell.
I can't smell lots of things that people say smell badly. I can't smell skunk, natural gas, dead people, and lots of different kinds of flowers. There are some things that I can smell... Pizza, Gardenias (which smell REALLY bad to me). But I really believe my birth defect was a blessing from God that allowed me to perform my duties in caring for the deceased and their families.
You may not be able to smell, but you could see, the body and/or bodily fluids, Bio
@@toyoscio yes... It was really a very sad sight. Here was a man laying in his bed with most of his bodily fluids completely gone with his skin stretched taut over his bones. If I close my eyes I can still see him. What was really sad was his family... I asked them when the last time any of them had seen him and they told me on July 4th. When I saw him it was the first week of September. None of them had bothered to see him that whole time. But they were like cockroaches when it came time to try to collect things from his estate, like his car and other things. So very sad.
@@BenEBrady If I didn't stink-up my possessions, they be clawing over them. Next they'd be liquidating my stock shares and emptying my bank account. If I knew when I'd expire, I'd donate all my money to an animal shelter. I've always been nice to relatives and have reached-out many times only to be ignored, exploited, etc.... I'm adopted, and my adoptive sister is now schmoozing with half-brothers she researched and found, and I'm chopped liver. My female cousins (not blood relatives) only surface at funerals and to split estates. Some people just have rotten relatives and there's nothing you can do about it.
I don't know if I call your birth defect a "gift" because it made you, as you said, comfortably enter these establishments without your mask on which may get you in trouble if you do it in a regular basis (due to inhalation of bacterias floating around the area)
Same thing is happening to me after contracting covid a year ago. My sense of smell is never intact everything smells the same except for some. The downside is I can never enjoy the food I used to love and it's hard to tell if the food is bad so there's the risk of food poisoning.
I’m going to start sleeping in a body bag . Keep things tidy
Emma Ippa Bru he said he was gonna sleep in the body bag. Not live in it. 😂
Emma Ippa have u ever heard of a joke? Stop taking things so serious.
Grow up
@@catwomanvillain6576 stop taking everything serious
Lol. I'm glad your thinking of the decon crew!
I live alone and love it. My will is on the fridge with my financial advisors details who has my instructions on who to contact and original copy of my will. Everything organised for when I depart. I’m 54 and living alone, the responsibility is on me to ensure my estate is handled with ease and no fuss. He came and he went!!
Why living alone? It scares me
@@felicityokoh8386 humans suck. It's More peaceful.
@@raymondneely7172 yes i know but there are still nice people.
I live alone and love it. Nice to see I'm not the only one.
I live alone too. Why is everyone shitting all over single people?
RIP Arthur. Very sad these stories.
Truly harrowing and sad sad state of affairs when someone can die under the circumstances and not been noticed for umpteeth amount of weeks😥🙏
Michael-andrew ,WATERS Its sad alright but I suppose most times their circumstances or decisions led them there.
@@58Kym --You don't know what you're talking about. Not everyone ends up alone in this world because they made bad decisions throughout their lives. How absurd! This is why it's so SAD. That a person can outlive their loved ones, & then it's very difficult to make strong connections with others nowadays. This man might have been an extremely generous, & kind person. Who had nobody who cared about him when he died? It would be nice IF, we all took a moment out of our busy lives. To see someone we know is alone, & bring them something they like occasionally, & spent 15 minutes speaking with them. WE, could make them feel wonderful, & not give-up much to do it. Say upfront I only have 10 minutes, & then I MUST go. Ask them if they need an item from the store, & tell them they may ask you for something anytime.
Patricia Wright What a saint you are.
I'll be one of those provided I don't die in a public place. And it's ok. I'm extremely introverted so I keep my distance to people. Just like a funeral service with 0 guests isn't always a sad thing.
I lived alone for several years in my apartment the only people who checked on me and helped me were 2 friends of mine my family never stopped by didn't call NOTHING!!!! My health went downhill and after having several bad falls I decided to put myself in a nursing home! It was a hard decision but I knew if I didn't I would end up like Arthur here people nowadays are too busy wrapped up in themselves to care for family and friends it got to where my two friends were getting to be unreliable I did appreciate their help and paid them money now I'm at a place where I get medical attention and care when I do pass away I don't want a visitation or funeral just want to be cemated family doesn't care when I'm alive so why should they care when I'm gone sounds harsh but it's the truth!!!!!
It is so heartening I did not know Arthur but just imagining a kind old man walking down the streets, in his house waking up peacefully and making is cup of coffee, is no more is heartening.
It’s great that his items are being donated rather than just thrown away
oh please, don't even mention,
Zeno Karlsbach What
Hahaha ohhh nooo
Cyrus Junio what???
Great, haunted items.
This is professional and sympathetic
It is sad to know a person in the family or relative dont check on them im thankful knowing that we have people with respect to go clean every thing
They stated that he was the last of his family and that he had no family left.
That happened to my sister in June 2020. My family lived within 20 miles from her. I live 800 miles away .My sister was going through a really rough time from loosing her husband 3 months prior to her death. My mother and brothers promised me that they would check in on my sister every couple of days,needless to say,they never called her or checked on her. They didn't give a damn. I told my family to check on her for nearly 2 weeks,and they wouldn't respond to me. I called the police in my sisters town and they went to check on her. They found her in the living room,but the maggots had eaten most of her decomposed body. The coroner said that she had been dead for at least 10 days.
@@rebeccabarlow2777 I’m so sorry for your loss. While the rest of the family didn’t check on her, I’m glad you were there to help even in the aftermath.
Wow what a shame when you see the conditions he was living in.Your bought into this world with nothing and you leave with nothing.
Exactly
Id feel so bad throwing out that guys pictures. Its super sad he died lonely with nobody to even notice he was gone. Id love to just have a list of people like that and go hangout with them once or twice a week
It's a shame that list doesn't exist. If we all adopted a lonely, elderly person the world would be a much better place
@@superowl64 Seriously, and not only would it benefit the old folks it would benefit us as well. They have so much wisdom to offer that is just going to waste as they sit alone waiting to die
You and me both!!
There should be a museum just for regular people with regular lives, it's just as interesting as learning about emperors and kings, just to see people's ordinary belongings and old photos, just to acknowledge that they lived and had loved ones. In future years, what will we leave behind? Everything is contained online now. If the internet died, our memories would too.
Sad fact in the case of Swedish "so called" well fare. Out of some 240 + annual deaths in homes, 25% (one quarter) of them lay forgotten and unnoticed for periods of 1,5 months.
We just had an extreme case of an elderly man laying forgotten for 3 1/2 YEARS! His case is not exceptional.
The more this occurs, the more it is a reminder something is wrong with the society allowing it to happen.
Oh my gosh! A few years ago, I was living in an apartment and a guy killed himself, but no one knew. It was in Arizona, in 130 degree heat. The manager tried to show the apartment beneath his, but they didn't like the smell.
After a week, his family (from out of town) asked the manager to do a well check, so she sent the caretaker, and he found the guy basically liquefied on his couch. He had turned the air off and just melted. In that kind of heat, it only takes a week.
So sad, for some reason I wouldn't have expected that to happen in Sweden!
Micke J I just can’t imagine that
I wouldn't have thought this would happen in Sweden. Shouldn't happen any where. Like everyone says sad state of affairs that society has come to this. Not enough empathy for fellow humans. People are too caught up in their own lives to even give a thought of others. So sad and disturbing.
@@lindylu8414 Pretty on the outside, ugly on the inside
It's so sad that a Navy Veteran ends up like this. Lest we forget.
I pray his soul is resting in peace.
How sad he laid there that long !!
People check on the elderly relatives, friends , neighbors, or anyone that you know lives alone wether they are young or old !
GOD bless the people who come to do the clean up .
I could do it !!
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The truth is that most people dont care about anything but money & stuff. As your family ages you will all learn that elderly care is unaffordable & it will usyally only be one family member to step up. Parents are never prepared - debt not paid & no funeral coverage. They were too overwhelmrd & embarrassed in life to ask for help
When they pass away the resr of your family will be at your door to split whats left. Youll be left in debt & broken & somewhat resentful
Many families are like this. My parents spent their last five years with me at my apartment
I spent my retirement on their care & debt
Their 45 yrsr old neice still lives in their house & she just never had time to come over & say goodbye even when i cslled her to do it for them
They paid her wsy yhroigh college * never workrd or paif her own way or even had her own place
She stole their money their livlihood and their soles
I just lost my house in foreclosure
I sleep well at night
My family is not unique. So yes this sad
@@jamiejohnson3886
God bless you Jamie !!
Keep the faith and God will return many blessings to you !
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Watch out for the elderly and remember all we I'll be their one day. RIP sir
As a nurse, I sincerely appreciate you guys being so respectful in how you speak about the deceased and the dignity you give them even when discussing the extent of decomp etc... also how you all handle and treat their personal belongings. That’s how I would want it if it were mine or my family’s.
Incredible workmanship to be able to clean this kind of thing to a safe level
"After we have cleaned you won't be able to tell that anyone passed away in this room" I'd damn sure i'd be able to tell if I was sleeping in my new house in the room and woke up at 3am with an elderly man staring at me
Seldom happens..
Tara Field 🤣🤣🤣 that’s a good one
I live in a home where two ladies died. The original owner in living room in front of TV on her couch. Found by neighbor and mailman. The second was my wife. She passed on the floor in her bedroom.
@@41BeachComber I'm so sorry to here that :(
@@tarafield304 thanks. I appreciate that.
I live in the UK and my mum in South Africa. She lives with my two brothers and my one sister pops in everyday after work so she's constantly surrounded by her children and grandchildren. It gives me peace to know she's being looked after and that this type of thing won't befall her.
My neighbor died in the apt below mine. He lived on his own. I had previously called an ambulance for him when he took a fall in his kitchen while I was outside and heard him groaning. Just 9 days later, he died just sitting in his chair. Fortunately, his sister visited him that very same day and discovered him deceased. My other neighbour and I went to help her as she was hysterically crying. Strangely enough he looked really peaceful. But I dread to think what would have happened if nobody had discovered him even for a week because there was a portable heater at his feet pumping warm air right at him.
He was a good guy. We miss him.
My grandmother died like this, she cut off all communication with the family when I was young and died of diabetic complications when I was 17, she was left in he house for two weeks before her neighbors noticed the smell.
My neighbor across the street passed away last summer. He was diabetic and had said that he had caught a late summer cold the last time I saw him. The house next to his called the police due to a smell. Come to find out he hadn't been seen by anyone for at least 11 days. When he was found he was in bed wrapped up in an electric blanket that was on. The medical people said that he most likely fell asleep after taking cold medicine and suffered a diabetic emergency never to wake up again. He was basically cooked by the blanket 😞
@@N.Sardone Incredibly sad.
That is very sad. My Grandmother also passed away alone at home, she was there a few days before being discovered, not as long as your Grandmother though. Very sad.
Kado Lao
How awful for your family. Sometimes the elderly become bitter and cut off their family.
@@lorij6796 @Lori Kulstad I wouldn't describe her as elderly. At the time she cut everyone off she was in her 50's. She had been abusive to my mother and her siblings when they were children. She divorced my grandfather when my mother was a pre-teen, denied him access to his children then vilified him in the eyes of his kids. It was so bad I didn't met him until a year before he died. He was crass but kind. To this day I feel resentment towards the grandmother I never knew for depriving my of meeting my grandfather sooner.
It saddens me to know he died alone. What worries me though is the guy talking touching everything, including his hair, with those gloves. 👀
Yes, his attention to safety was appalling. He touched those record albums right after touching that nasty blanket (or whatever it was, a brown crumbly thing). Yuck.
He needed lots of gloves and better fitting ones preferably longer, his wrists were bare! His hair should also have been covered better. RIP Arthur
As sad as this seems, it could easily have been a lot worse for him. There was no hospital, no nursing home, no lingering illness or dementia to retroactively take away his experiences, no dependence, no parting from beloved and familiar things. True he left a mess to clean up, but that wasn't his problem to deal with. He died very, very well, I think, and we should all be so lucky.
My dad, bless his heart, when he was alive would be hired to clean up after someone passed away. He would laugh and say it is only poop. We were the ones making faces and sounds.
This is an interesting job I'm glad these services are available. These guys were very professional and respectful. Thank you for the work you do with such respect.
Very impressed with how respectful these gentlemen are,in handling everything.God bless them.🙏
I've watched crime scene cleaners - Spaulding Decomp. I've seen incidents where the fluid went through the mattress, box springs, and carpet.
I love Spaulding Decomp
You kind of turn to goo.
Also on Frisse Kater channel
The human body, and the bodies of most mammals are composed of over 75% water. That is also the reason why small, high velocity rifle bullets can do catastrophic damage on a deer or elk upon impact. It is called hydrostatic shock. The projectile induces a bomb-like explosion amplified by the water content of the target's body. All of that water have to go somewhere upon cessation of biological life.
Sophie Robinson:: I wonder why they didn’t just throw away the mattress here, why did he “cut away” at it??...I don’t get that...😳😱🤓❗️❗️
Respect for what you do & poor Arthur bless him R.I.P ❤
I give these people so much credit. I am a hospice nurse and even a few hours after death or immediately, especially if they release their bowels or have an ostomy or significant wounds, the smell is unimaginable. There are times when I will spray perfume into my nose before going to do care or postmortem care. I also always carry around Vicks to rub into my nose. It doesn't wipe away the smell but it makes it more manageable.
Retired RN here also. I completely understand what you are saying. Hospice nurses and aides are the cream of the crop, imo. But it’s a beautiful thing. You develop a relationship with the dying and you are invaluable to the family at a time when they need you the most. You’re very special. Though I wasn’t a hospice nurse, in my years in Home Healthcare, I had lots of dying patients and I wouldn’t trade a minute of it for anything. I can only hope my patients felt as blessed as they blessed me. May God continue to bless your work.
@@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043 Thank you so much for your lovely words. You also have done so much for so many people as well and I hope that you are enjoying your retirement! A special place for you :-). Bless you.
Dying from a bacterial illness can speed up the process.
Just shows when you move into a new house/apartment you have no idea what happened to previous occupants. In fact it’s better not to think about it.
Why?
I moved into a place where a man died alone and was there for a week. Doesn't bother me. Just sad that he died alone.
@@alanunderwoodsr8622 I guess so
I have retired/ elderly on either side of me. One I don't worry about because he still has his wife but the other neighbour, he lost his wife some years ago. I always look out to see if his lights on or the blinds are open.
Natalie, I kind of watch after a neighbor across the street. One of her sons lives in Florida and the other is a total jerk who lived with her well into his thirties, moved out and rarely sees her. She had knee replacement and I cleared snow off her driveway all last winter. I also took her mail to her door. I can only hope if I were alone, somebody would do the same sorts of things for me, but people like you are hard to find.
As a funeral director we have to clean them up for viewing or to stop fearther decomposition I can say those people earn they're money
I wonder how much they make? This is a horrendous job. They should be making six figures to do this !
Not much at all tbh
I want to know too. This is a really good question
I’m guessing around 5 thousand
I’m sure they are paid very well. They have to have some heavy duty training to. It’s a science... dealing with blood and fecal matter and all bodily fluids and how to break them down and make it safe for people to dwell safely in the home again. So, they are knowledgeable in the decomposing body and ALL that goes with dying from fluids to dealing with all those fluids.. getting them out of sooooo many different surfaces from carpet, wood, cement and tiles... wow! These guys are amazing. Like he said... you wouldn’t even know someone had passed away and was decomposing for over a week in that home once there done cleaning.
I’ve heard they do pretty well. Most of the crime scene cleaners are independent and contracted out by the insurance company. They’re small businesses and the guys cleaning are usually the business owners as well.
Such a shame to die on your own.
That's wat everybody should do. So they don't wreck the lives of the people still living. That's wat cat's do. A
Many of us die alone. If you are lucky, you die at home alone instead of some hospital with insensitive medical staff. I'd rather die home alone than in a hospital.
As long as its not painful you go when your called home. Personally i was happy i didnt have to see my mom pass or find her in her bed, i was allready losing my mind, thatd kill me.
People go when they are ready. X
I don’t care about dying alone.
How sad to be not missed 💔 not even neibours missed him god bless him ..,,,♥️🌹
I caught myself breathing through my mouth,not wanting to smell anything
Very sad. R.i.p fella
As a single person without kids watching this makes me so sad and I worry I will end up like this.
Pretty much the only reason I would Want to have a child is so I don't die alone..very selfish .
Contact nieces or nephews or cousins
@@ashleylongmore2334 You wouldn't be the only one. That's a very natural fear.
But we don`t know when the time comes. Even If you have a family you will always face death alone.
@@rockon4853 I agree. We face death individually.
Poor old guy. Thank God there are people who take care of these duties.
RIP Arthur. And thanks to the amazing work of these people that did such a good job cleaning everything up and being so respectful.
Living alone and dieing alone isn't sad. What is sad is being around losers that make you feel alone and don't care about you.
I'm 28 and I live alone. I also died in this bed I am sitting on right now (massive blood haemorrhage in 2019) but I came back to life and left hospital 2 days later to go..you guessed it..home.
I'd rather live like I am now than be around some jerk that ignores me and makes me feel alone like I was before I started living alone.
Doesn't mean I don't like people, plenty of people like me.
Just i don't waste my time on people.
Plenty of people live alone. It's not always bad. Being around the wrong people and being made to feel alone and being abandoned is bad.
If the world was filled with more kind people so many people wouldn't die alone like so many elderly people do.
Maybe if people pulled their heads out of their own butts and their tiny lives and stopped worrying about pointless stuff in their own little worlds and started caring and helping others so many elderly people wouldn't have to spend their last moments alone.
Old people just want to be loved and respected and felt they are cared about. Same as anyone else.
Yet most of the time they are forgotten.
I have done this as a job before and I always found it so fascinating to step into how someone lived.
Did you get use to the smells or you have serious sinus issues? Im not being rude or anything im just curious. I mean how could you go through with it all without having to fall sick?. Like someone was there & just melted away overtime & here you are doing a job no one can even imagine doing let alone live to tell the tale. I know I would probably die of sadness for these people who passed without anyone being there or noticing. You have my respect 💯
This sadly happened to my neighbor, it's a smell you could never forget. R.i.p Scott
What grossed me out the most was when seeing the same gloves on his hands touching the deceased areas and then go to other room touching personall belongings that someone will collect later. Cross contamination.
They are professionals. I'm pretty sure that they changed gloves. This is edited and pieces are cut out for time.
Yes!!! I noticed the same thing!! The portion when hes looking at the photo album and mentioned deseaced was in the Navy..Yikes
He said they sanitize everything before donating.
7:07
They also usually double glove for protection
It's so heartbreaking. It scares me to death that I could end up like that. But if that is my fate, what can I do? All that you are and what you did in your youth, all of it doesn't matter when you get into this state. Dying without a grave and without someone pray and cry for you is just so so sad. 😢
Seeing that cooking file he made, it completely broke my heart. Rip Arthur
Thank-you to people like you that are strong enough to do the job. I just can't even imagine!
In Japan, an unattended death is actually referred to as a "lonely death." I find that so sad but very respectful. Interesting that they are referring to this by the same term.
Yeah, it's kodokushi (孤独死) if anyone interested.
That is true
Sad to be forgotten or just all alone😔
Sad I knew a lady in an apartment complex years, ago who died alone she lived on the fifth floor she was, dead for 3 weeks before management found her she killed herself 😭 her family came in from florida she lost her job and was depressed never knew anybody that did that before or after so sad.
These decontamination people are the last responders. They provide an essential service to the deceased, their family (If any), and society. Our highly mobile society and isolation of elders has led to many unattended deaths. I'm 68 years with no family hereabouts and no children. This story of an old man's unattended death will be my own.
I'll remember you :)
I'm afraid it will be me too
Oh please! don't say that, you may start reaching out right now, go out and meet people, stay active, get in touch with long distance relatives, it's not too late you know... no worries i will always include you in my prayers...take care always....
Well it’s a month later and no response to any of these comments - of course that’s well your prerogative. I wish there was something I could say or do; not sure where in this big world you are, and not that I could befriend you anyway because I’m largely bedbound myself but certainly homebound. But I do have family close by and my husband of 40 years is here too. I guess the best thing to do is pray for you, I hope you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, so at least your days after your demise are promised to be devoid of sickness, disease, and death.
God bless you sir, you’ll never be alone with Jesus Christ as the Holy Spirit is imparted to you to live inside you.
You could do something as simple as leaving a note for the mailman that if your mail isn't picked up in x amount of days, let them know who to contact. I'm sending love your way and wishing you the best. PS make sure it's a sticker or something that can stay on your mailbox (mailman leave, change jobs, quit, get fired, etc) so that whoever would be delivering your mail will know what to do.
And he was in the navy. Thank you for your service 🙏
GOD GIVES EVERYONE SOMETHING THEY CAN DO 🙌🏽 GOD BLESS AND KEEP YA'LL👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Our whole lives and everyone we know will be gone and forgotten in 40 years.
Or 50-60 years max, if you are young.
I think before that, in some case…
I used to watch a great series on HBO in the 90s called “Autopsy”. One episode sticks out for me. The landlord went to a middle aged ladies apartment to collect her rent which was a week late. She found only a skeleton in the bathtub that looked like it was wearing a wig. The tub was full to the top of all of the bodily fluids. Turns out the lady had killed herself weeks earlier by swallowing a bottle of barbiturates. They showed EVERYTHING on that show. It was truly disgusting but also very sad.
Wow I’m surprised they allowed that on daytime TV in the 90s.
I couldn't do that job in a million years. Thank god for the people that can do such a job. They deserve major kudos
" a recipe he made " my heart just broke
Dealing with a badly decomposed body is not an easy task & it can be a scary scenario
Someone like them will be clearing out my belongings. Thank you for what you do.
My gosh. I have no idea how anyone can do a job like this. At least for me I know I would get SO emotional. Especially for cases like these. I wouldn’t feel right throwing away their things 🥺 you guys are great. Thank you for being respectful
this is one of my biggest fears.i know several people who were liquid when they found them.
Nature
I use Vicks vapour rub and lavender under my nose to stop the smells.
RIP fella, sorry you were alone x
It's sad they have no one left. I know that it's so great to be a part of a church community. Even when you become to elderly to attend services, people still call or come by to check on you. So sad that it doesn't seem that was true for him.
We when we die dont take nothing. Everything us left. Not even the cloths we wear. REST IN PEACE. GOD BLESS YOU ALL THAT DO THIS WORK.
Such a sad situation when an elderly man passes away with no family left. My sister passed away 2 years ago in a similar way and never got to say good bye.
This was very interesting. We never see this side of death, the clean up. Takes a special kind of person, that's for sure.
I admire you guys for the work that you do! It cant be easy when you see someones home that they had once lived in and there are no family to hand their belongings to! Xx
They treated this man's things with respect. I admire that
I remember one time I was walking home from school and I smelled a rotting deer body I passed. It’s a smell that is indescribable.
When I was stationed in Naples, Italy back in the late 1980s, I decided to take a walk off base. Near the base, I ran into what I tell people is like an "invisible brick wall." The smell is so powerful! On the side of a building, near the back of it was a bloated and now black animal. I couldn't even tell what it was and glimpsed at it for only a few seconds. It looked like a swollen barrel with four legs sticking straight up. Even though I was approximately 1000 feet away, the smell was indescribable and incredible! Needless to say, I did an about face and went back the other way! Parts of the city were unkept and pretty bad back then. Even over 30 years later, I remember the incident. I hope I never smell it again.
Sounds like what will happen to me because I have a family who couldn't care less for me at all. They treated me horribly when I am alive, treated me like the third person out, and unwanted, secrets within the family members are allowed to know, except for me, just think how they won't care at all after I've died.
You're not the only one with a family like that.
You have so much more respect for the deceased than wath I saw on an american page, doing about the same as you do!!!
In deed, you take the time to show you're dealing with a Human beign who simply ceased to exist. And if he smells bad, you consider all the human part, and this touches me very much.
Keep on the excellent job of yours.
My Respects!
(PS: English is'nt my native or common language, so excuse me for faults)
I am a self imposed hermit. I don't get along with my neighbors because they are awful people. My friends live in far away places, so nobody checks on my wellbeing. I'm known for not answering the phone and keeping to myself. I'm not in good health, so death could happen at any moment and I wouldn't be discovered for ages. That is one of my greatest fears. I don't want my stuff going into the rubbish bin! What can I do to get someone to stay with me to know if I'm dead or dying?
I'm appreciating the respect shown here
I worked nights at a hospital & one night I smelled something awful when I walked into the ER. It was decomposed from a deceased person who died in their residence & wasn't discovered for days. His remains were transported through the ER on the way to the morgue, & the smell hung around for days afterwards. Once one smells decomposed flesh, one never forgets.
Excactly
Yuck
Thanks for sharing. I had no idea of this kind of work. Many thanks to the people who choose to take care of the deceased personal property and take it to the charity and so on. Good job.
Life does not have any meaning or purpose. We were born, grow up and die. The end.
And it's as simple as that, u return to the darkness u came from
Sad but true,kinda depressing!
You come into the world and put in a diaper...going out, you're put in a diaper
@Angie K: That depends on how one chooses his end... If I am aware that my time is up soon and still have the energy hopefully, I will simply drive out into the desert, park on the side of the highway, and wander into the wastes for the final, one way trip.
But we do have a purpose to love and care for each other ❤️ & this beautiful world God gave us
I give this man lots of props to deal with such stuff and filth. I would throw up I nearly threw finding my brother dead.
I am so sorry.
Thank you for doing what you do. NOT an EASY job, that’s for sure! There are only a handful of people in our world that do jobs like this...First Responders see horrific things.. the clean up crew are right up there to. They are amazing and should be recognized for all that they do..🏆
Isn't it weird how there are times you really don't care or maybe even hope too die. Then there are times you live life & wished it could go on forever . Isn't it also weird how we go so long without seeing or saying hello to our family & friends even though its easier now more then ever . But after they pass you'd give anything for just one more day together 🌸
I could have written those same thoughts, but not said it as well as you did. 👍
So sad. Dying happens to us all, no matter where we live on this planet.
wow, this job requires a certain criteria , BIG thx to those who carry out such demanding task , condolences to the deceased , god bless xxx
Excellent job guys. Huge respect. ❤️❤️
I’m so sorry you died alone Arthur. May you Rest In Peace with your loved ones
That's pretty bad when the flies are desperate to get out!!!! I also heard that the flies had offered to repair the screen!
Shame on you but that was funny
I had a patient who's neighbor was found deceased after 10 days...that curiosity of clean up from company's lead me to this video. Kudo's to the workers for being professional
These unattended deaths are so sad. It's awful that this person had absolutely no one. The fact he was able to lie dead for 2 weeks and literally drip away on his bedroom floor before finally being discovered is heartbreaking. I have 2 sons and I pray I'm not laying around for weeks before they care to come check on their mom. My mom is deceased but my dad is still living and retired. And he will tell you ...... this would never happen to him. If my sister or I can't get him on his cell all day, one of us is out at his house that night!! Lol! Also, my oldest son is very close to him and stops by his house almost every day. So he has 3 of us that speak to him daily and checking on him.
I give these guys my utmost respect.
My uncle who looked to live longer died alone. The stench made neighbors call the police. He had been dead for two weeks. I went there and the smell was intolerable.
You r a true love making sure someone is alive
Dead for 2 weeks and noone noticed. How very sad.
I'm not sure, we basically all die alone. Furthermore, once you're gone that's it. It not like their last thought is going to be "damn it, I'm by myself!". We forget death is not like sleep where there is still brain activity for dreaming. It like all the billions of years life went on before you were born, you're just going back to that place.
This is my first time in your videos...what I appreciate about you guys (so far) is that you are not "screaming UA-camrs" trying to be funny.
My Father had wrecker services when I was growing up.Believe me I saw horrible things that I will never forget.
What are those!! Iam pretty curious
I'm glad that there are people or small companies that take the time to go through stuff and donate some to charity or clubs and not just put it all in trash. Its sad that family , friends, or neighbors don't check up on each other often. I understand if one not have family but at least one friend or neighbor to check on each other be good.
What planet are you on?
@@toyoscio on Earth, you?
@@41BeachComber Same, but your last sentence, is sadly few and far between.
@@toyoscio well I live alone, my neighbors check up on me every couple weeks. Thats more then my family does. I call my mom every couple days and see her once a week. Its best I can do for now. To me its sad when it take his bowling buddies to call about him not showing up, yet he had neighbors. So I don't get your problem with my comment. Anyway have a nice day.
I'm sad that I'll be found like this. I'm the last in my family too. Its sad
Sending you 💓