Everybody ages and finally dies.
I don’t really fear death since I think it’s a wonderful and inevitable aspect of life. But I’m terrified of getting old and not being able to take care of myself.
I wouldn’t want to live the life of total dependence on others, where I couldn’t even remember my kids’ names or use the restroom by myself.
Knowing that her days were few, Maria was spending them in a care facility. Fortunately, the Austinburg, Ohio care facility employed one of her previous students.
They had a tight relationship because she had been Joshua Woodard’s teacher since he was 9 years old. Before she died, Maria’s greatest desire was to hear the song “How Great Thou Art.”
Joshua was naturally happy to fulfill Maria’s last request.
He played her favorite song with passion, pulling up the lyrics on his phone.
Especially poignant was the fact that Joshua had known Maria since he was nine years old.
Marti Adkins Redmond said, “Hospice workers are angels, but this hospice aide is something special.”
“Joshua Woodard, the assistant, was a student of Maria’s when she was a voice and piano teacher. Hospice caregivers are very unique individuals!
Maria’s sister-in-law succeeded in catching the touching scene on camera: