A lot of drama here today. Obesity kills.

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I have a neighbor lady who is somewhat of a recluse. I have tried to be friendly when I did see her, but she did not want to make friends with anyone, so I, along with the other neighbors, left her alone. I believe she has family, but no one saw them visiting very often. She wasn't well, everything always got delivered, and it was known throughout the neighborhood that she ordered pizza every night. And I do mean, every night! We have a lot of other choices, but she always wanted pizza. For the last 6 months or so, she calls 911 nearly every night. She has a door with a code installed and the first responders have the code so they can get in. I guess from what I have heard, she falls a lot--and is obese. Then, she cannot get up, so she uses her little ''Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up'' button to summon the paramedics. She refuses to leave with them. There have been many nights when the ambulance is there more than once per night. Early this morning, she used her button, and called paramedics. They were 5 minutes getting to her house, I heard the siren. I guess as soon as she called them, she died. So from 8 am until after 2 pm, my street was blocked by a coroner van, 3 squad cars, and several cars of her family members. They found her laying in a pool of blood, and evidently had been for some time before she pushed the button for help. Then they decided foul play could be involved, so they were doing the investigation to rule that out. Evidently, they did, because they finally let us leave. But they had visited all of our homes to find out if we had seen anyone there, and so forth. I guess they had their suspicions at the time and weren't letting us go until they tried to talk to us. One neighbor wanted out to go out for coffee, so she drove on the sidewalk! I had an appointment, but I called and changed it for later on in the day. The crime scene tape is all gone, and all is calm. It was kind of sad, like another neighbor said, we did all try to be friendly with her, but she just wasn't interested. I have good neighbors; they would have helped her if they could. One lady took her a meal, and I took some cake and soup to her once. She called us both and told us not to bring anything again, because she didn't want our food. I can't help but wonder why she was like this. She spent over 5 years in that place, always inside, no friends, just the occasional family member dropping by. One of her daughters told my other neighbor that all her mom ever did was watch tv and eat. That was her life. What a sad life. But she got what she wanted, In the end. Everyone left her alone. Poor lady.