{"id":3098,"date":"2026-08-15T00:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=3098"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:57:21","slug":"carer-fulfills-dying-womans-last-wish-with-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=3098","title":{"rendered":"Carer fulfills dying woman\u2019s last wish with song"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We all get old and die eventually.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not especially scared of dying, I think it\u2019s something beautiful and natural. On the other hand, I\u2019m terrified of getting old and not being able to look after myself.<\/p>\n

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To be completely dependent on someone else, not be able to go to the bathroom on your own or remember your childrens\u2019 names. That\u2019s no kind of life.<\/p>\n

Maria was living out her final days in a care facility. And she knew that she didn\u2019t have long left to live.<\/p>\n

Maria had been a singing and piano teacher her whole life and missed being surrounded by music.<\/p>\n

But she was in luck, because one of her old students worked at her care home in Austinburg, Ohio.<\/p>\n

Joshua Woodard had been taught by her from when he was 9 years old, so they knew each other well.<\/p>\n

Maria\u2019s greatest wish was to hear the song \u201dHow great thou art\u201d before she died.<\/p>\n

Of course, Joshua was eager to fulfill Maria\u2019s final wish.<\/p>\n

With the song lyrics on his phone, he sang a heartfelt rendition of Maria\u2019s favorite song.<\/p>\n

Even sweeter, it turns out that Joshua had known Mary since he was just 9-years-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cHospice workers are angels but this hospice aide is special,\u201d said Marti Adkins Redmond.<\/p>\n

\u201cMary taught voice and piano in her day and this aide Joshua Woodard was one of her students as a kid. Special people hospice workers are!<\/p>\n

Maria\u2019s sister-in-law managed to capture the emotional moment on film:<\/p>\n