On Christmas day, some neighbors in a small town in Illinois were surprised to discover that one of their neighbors, Sunatha Simmons, had died. Not only did they learn of her death, but they also learned that she had been dead in her home for more than a year. Her family came to visit from Japan and found her body in the garage. According to the coroner, she died of natural causes.
Reading this story (thanks to Pastor Matt Pryor for sending it my way) is both shocking and saddening. It is an extreme example of the pain of isolation. To think that someone can perish and go completely unnoticed for more than a year is heartbreaking.
Yet she should not have gone unnoticed. Her husband had passed away years earlier, and she admitted that she struggled with depression. There were signs with her house that something was awry. Her front porch was littered with boxes. Her front yard was overgrown and filled with weeds. You have to wonder, What were the neighbors thinking? Did no one care to check on her? Keep reading
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