{"id":32982,"date":"2025-11-16T22:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=32982"},"modified":"2025-11-16T22:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:34:14","slug":"carer-fulfills-dying-womans-last-wish-with-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=32982","title":{"rendered":"Carer fulfills dying woman\u2019s last wish with song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all get old and die eventually.<\/p><div class=\"vmvzy69fee53bf198d\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.vmvzy69fee53bf198d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.vmvzy69fee53bf198d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.vmvzy69fee53bf198d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.vmvzy69fee53bf198d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.vmvzy69fee53bf198d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\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<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<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<p><strong>Maria had been a singing and piano teacher her whole life and missed being surrounded by music.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But she was in luck, because one of her old students worked at her care home in Austinburg, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Woodard had been taught by her from when he was 9 years old, so they knew each other well.<\/p>\n<p>Maria\u2019s greatest wish was to hear the song \u201dHow great thou art\u201d before she died.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Joshua was eager to fulfill Maria\u2019s final wish.<\/p>\n<p>With the song lyrics on his phone, he sang a heartfelt rendition of Maria\u2019s favorite song.<\/p>\n<p>Even sweeter, it turns out that Joshua had known Mary since he was just 9-years-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHospice workers are angels but this hospice aide is special,\u201d said Marti Adkins Redmond.<\/p>\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<h4 id=\"h-maria-s-sister-in-law-managed-to-capture-the-emotional-moment-on-film\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maria\u2019s<span id=\"result_box\" lang=\"en\">\u00a0sister-in-law managed to capture the emotional moment on film<\/span>:<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hospice Worker Sings To Patient\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uGFRHyt1sFQ?start=14&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"h-\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Sadly Maria is no longer with us, which makes this whole clip even more moving.<\/strong><\/p>\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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all get old and die eventually. 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. To be completely dependent on someone else, not be able to go to the bathroom on your own&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,17,11,20,24,15,12,25,22,18,16,21,14,23,13],"class_list":["post-32982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chronic-diseases","tag-fitness","tag-health-tips","tag-healthcare-technology","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-healthy-living","tag-medical-advice","tag-medical-awareness","tag-medical-research","tag-mental-health","tag-nutrition","tag-patient-care","tag-preventive-care","tag-public-health","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Carer fulfills dying woman\u2019s last wish with song - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=32982\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Carer fulfills dying woman\u2019s last wish with song - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We all get old and die eventually. 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