I’m sorry about your situation. However, there is always some way in which one can assist. Pray over it! My wish is to one day volunteer at a local hospital hospice. When my grandmother was dying, I took a walk down the hall and could not help but notice so many others who had no one at the side of their beds. I asked the nurse if there were visiting hours. She was most gracious in her response. “No”, she explained, “the family call from time to time to find out if their loved one has died. Then they come to pick up the belongings.” That has bothered me immensely. No one should die alone!
I was involved in a ‘friends of hospice’ group and had one man we visited whenever his wife needed to go somewhere or needed a break. It was a real blessing to be able to do that. Yes, people are left alone sometimes to die and that’s a shame. They leave their people in nursing homes and don’t visit them either. They don’t realize that one day it will be THEIR turn and do they think anyone is going to pay attention to them then? I don’t think so.
I do consider my ministry right now as my dialysis unit. We talk to people in the waiting room, trying to bring a little fun into the situation. It’s been a blessing to be able to be there.