that's why he alerted authorities

One of my grandmas was a hoarder and that was among the least of her problems.

She was removed from the home she fully owned by police and paramedics as a danger to herself and others. She was cussing, throwing things, kicking, hitting, clawing, biting... it was horrible, lasting hours.

The only good thing about that day was grandma didn't go for her guns. My mom thought she'd taken all of grandma's guns, but we found a few later.

I've no doubt if my grandma had thought of her guns the police would have killed her.

One of the things my grandma hoarded was McDonalds Styrofoam hamburger boxes. Grandma used to pay a neighbor kid to bring her meals. In some of these boxes she stashed money, jewelery, or important papers. In some unfinished meals not always of the non-biodegradable McDonalds sort.

Clearing out her house afterwards was an adventure of the smelly kind.

Post-judgment grandma was never welcome at "extended care" or nursing facilities for long, even with money, so then she'd have to stay with my parents.

But I do have some fond memories. She was charming and delightful when my wife and I got married, she loved every minute of it.

Another time she was in a nursing home where they didn't allow her to hoard stuff in her room but didn't hassle her about the stuff she'd wrap up in plastic grocery bags and tie to her wheelchair. So I had some lovely visits with her, pushing around 80 pounds of little old lady in a wheelchair and 160 pounds of garbage.

Sadly she got kicked out of that home for violently refusing to bathe. Honestly, she didn't smell so bad as the garbage tied to her wheelchair.