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From: prd@pauldormer.cix.co.uk (Paul Dormer)
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Subject: Re: Deb Geisler -- 1957-2024
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 16:09 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
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In article <utpbsl$d8kn$1@dont-email.me>, garym@mcgath.com (Gary McGath)
wrote:

> 
> In today's world, I sometimes wonder if it's possible that people lie 
> decomposing at home for months or more without anyone noticing. All 
> their bills are automatically paid. They may have Social Security or 
> other payments automatically going into their bank accounts, so the 
> payments don't run dry.

When my sister died thirty years ago, she was alone at home.  It was only
when she missed a doctor's appointment he came looking and then called
the police.  (She'd caught hepatitis on holiday the previous year and had
had a relapse.)

When I collapsed at home in 2021, I was able to text my sister.
Apparently she then phoned me at the hospital and therefore knew where I
was, but I have no memory of this at all.  But no-one in fandom knew
where I was and eventually someone contacted the other fan they knew in
Guildford who came round looking for me and met my neighbour who hadn't
seen me, so she phoned the police and found out where I was and phoned me
in hospital.