A Dark Place - Mental Illness Contest

Jan moved into her home a year ago Seemed fine and so very happy she had bought one of the nicest homes perfect for her and her dogs, who were snappy I helped her as much as I could. Drove her from store to store bought all the things that she wanted plus possibly a lot more. Then she suddenly started to smell As though she hadn’t washed or showered Wore same clothes all the time Slept in them, unchanged, for hours I contacted her daughter Asked her to call on her mum and see Said she wasn’t interested So that left the situation to me Another neighbour not seeing Jan called the police, who when smelling her place read the situation, contacted Social services who took over the case Glad to say a year has passed Jan looks better and smelt clean. Told me it was a dark place that immersed her was where she’d been. A true story, my next door neighbour glad to say she is back and is keeping herself and home clean, a support worker visits her daily. Penned 5th August 2015