Posted on 02/24/2020 7:35:15 AM PST by rktman
A Michigan family is grieving the heartbreaking death of their 62-year-old relative, who police said was found frozen and emaciated inside his mobile home last weekend.
According to WJRT-TV, police found Arnoul Jaros dead in his below-freezing home in Saginaw County on the afternoon of Feb. 15.
Jaros’ family described him as a “recluse” who also suffered from extreme social anxiety. “Arnie,” as his family called him, rarely interacted with anybody and had not held a formal job since his 20s, his family told MLive.
Karina Jaros told MLive that her uncle was fiercely independent and avoided situations where he would have to interact with people — even, on occasion — his family members. He displayed obsessive-compulsive behaviors and, according to police, did not have a phone of any sort.
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He put himself on his own iceberg and “Set Sail”.
Ready with the paper work to sue
Been there and done that. It is called, RESPONSIBILITY.
The 24/7 news monster had to have a sob story for the day to feed the beast. Something like this happens every winter. It is sad to see but it happens and none of us can take responsibility for all.
Note to sheeple, check on shut-ins and recluses who you know or are kin to during bad weather.
My dad doesn’t ski so he wants me to go with grandad when he does; hot buttered rum afterwards.
One less vote for “Bernie”
He made his choice as an adult.
Correct. Sorta. I really don't blame the family. I don't even blame Arnie. I suspect he died on his own terms.
That's harsh. Arnie would not want or allow you to pay bills or check in every day. He would want YOU to eff off.
Sometimes the right thing to do is to mind your own business.
Yes, incompetent and stupid are not the same.
One means you have no idea of the ramifications of your actions, the other, means you know that putting your hand on the hot stove is gonna leave a mark...
The one gets you declared unable to make decisions, the other, well, live free or die.
Family didn’t check on their crazy relative so obviously it’s someone else’s fault. Money money mooooonneeeyyy
I had a cousin who died like this.
His young, homosexual boyfriend took him for everything he had.
But, homosexuality is “just about love”.
I can see that happening. (as far as relatives etc)
I get ticked off whenever anyone ‘checks’ on me and I let them know it.
After a couple times, the message is received.
I have had the same cell # and email address for over 10 years (this go around) and whoever ‘needs’ it has it.
My eldest D has an idea of where I live but couldn’t tell you how to get here and the ten years I have lived here I have NEVER had a ‘visitor’ and only a couple of people I have had to ‘run off’.
My ‘landlord’ sees if my truck has been moved and if not for a couple of days he will call and I ‘chew him out’ for calling.
I have told him (not so jokingly) if he ‘finds me’ just bury me in the woods so my SS keeps coming in and my direct deposit from SS ‘rolls over’ and my account sends rent out.
ALL utilities are paid in rent so I don’t have that ‘problem’.
The only way ‘we’ would get ‘caught’ is my bank would get suspicious when my ONLY activity would be the rent going out and the balance GROWING rather than receding...<: <: <:
You rebel you.
Sounds to me like interaction with others made him miserable; he lived an isolated life to avoid that pain. Were we supposed to start a multi-million dollar program to feed him, subject him to dubious psychiatry and meds, and smother him in the tender mercies of institutional care so he could hate every second of it?
Who supported him for the 40 years he wasn’t working? SSDI?
“What else can a family do with someone like that?”
They can leave us the hell alone !
I worked 40 years of my life ta git away from those needy, whinny, snivelin’, helpless, bothersome, democrat like toads.
We were NOT raised like they behave. Fook ‘em.
It’s MY mountain! Leave me be . . .
Snoot ;o)
When I met Mrs. Buckeye she was renting from an old woman who treated her renters like they were her children. Always asking them to run errands, take her to doctors appointments, etc. She had adult children living in the area but you never, ever saw them. It was sad.
I'm older than that and still active and on the go.
No plans on slowing down either.
Not making excuses for them but maybe they didn’t live in the same area as him. That said, medication isn’t going to cure all his man had.
It doesn't always work out the way it should.
1 st case: I know a young family in CA about 30 years ago. Down on their luck. The state had a program to help with heating bills in the winter & I help[ed them get on it. Within a week of the state paying their electric bill, they got a new dog (a pitbull of course) and left the door the the balcony of their apartment open at all times so the dog could go out. The bill went sky-high until the apartment threw them out for an unauthorized pet.
2 nd case: DW and I let a man, again down on his luck, live in our guest room. He was a smoker and we told him he had to go outside to smoke. He started leaving the windows wide open thinking that that would air the place out so he could smoke inside. But, on the few occasions he went outside to smoke he would sit right in front of the wide open windows so the smoke came in. This added $500/month to our heating bill and was completely unnecessary.
We had to ask him to leave, not because we didn't want to help him, but because he refused to help himself.
We have no difficulty at all helping people who want to help themselves, but if they decide to make helping them the most expensive proposition they possibly can I am not going down that road.
I did read the article. Welfare comes from many sources. He wasn't crapping out money to live. It came from somewhere.
Sad. RIP.
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