Work from home employee who gets lonely working 9 to 5 invites a wholesome companion

Working from home can get quite lonely at times, as employees are left with no one around to talk or share things. However, this woman made sure she had a wholesome companion to go through such lonely days. @coldhealing, a user on X, shared a screenshot of a video where a woman is working and her elderly neighbor is accompanying her in the background.

The text overlay read, "When you are working your remote 9-5 but so is your elderly neighbor, so you invite him over to just simply exist in each other's presence." The woman is seen working on her laptop outside while an elderly man in the back is seen lying on a sun lounger and reading a book. It is a situation that anyone who works from home can resonate with and find comfort in. The picture was captioned, "70 years apart but lots in common." 

The post garnered 8.3 million views on X. People in the comments loved the picture. @madamcarmen2 commented, "I love this. This should become more of a thing, safely and ethically, of course." @graciethebrand wrote, "This is so beautiful! We are in an epidemic of loneliness and a support system can add years to someone his age." @nekoleunkown expressed, "This is actually so sweet. Sometimes, we just need quiet company to make the day feel less heavy."

@ConserArmenians said, "I wish our culture normalized taking care of your elderly neighbors. Many of them are lonely and their children have left them for other cities or even countries. It might mean the world to them if their neighbors are making an effort to socialize and connect." @sirpunchdirt commented, "See, I love this. Love community. This is the sort of neighborly interactions we need more of." Moments like these are what make people realize how important it is to surround oneself with a strong community. 

While talking about having a community, an initiative called, "No One Dies Alone" brings together volunteers to provide emotional support to people who are lonely on their deathbed. It began in 1986 and has a backstory. Sandra Clarke, a registered nurse from Eugene, Oregnon's Sacred Heart Medical Center, was the one who began this initiative. She came up with the idea when a patient asked her to be with him on his deathbed. The nurse promised to be with him once she saw other patients. Unfortunately, by the time she came back to the man, he had passed away. She expressed, "I felt awful. It was okay for him to die. It was his time - but not alone. I looked around and scores of people were nearby providing state-of-the-art patient care. For this man, state-of-the-art should have been dignity and respect."

Clarke felt horrible that she couldn't fulfill his last wish. Initially, she asked kitchen workers and other hospital staff to be there for dying individuals, but not all could do it. That is why, in 2001, the initiative took shape. It is basically for people who want company before they die. A Scottish nurse, Alison Bunce, was inspired by Clarke and started her own program in the UK. Being present and accompanying someone as they're dying is such a privilege – it's a profound, unique moment. But over the years, people were speaking to me about social isolation and loneliness, and I realized this was about life as well as death," she said.