Maria spent her last days in a care facility. And she knew she didn’t have long left to live.
Maria had been a singing and piano teacher all her life and missed being surrounded by music.
But she was lucky because one of her old students worked at her care home in Austinburg, Ohio.
She had taught Joshua Woodard since he was nine years old, so they knew each other well.
Maria’s greatest wish was to hear the song ”How Great Thou Art” before she died.
Of course, Joshua was eager to fulfill Maria’s final wish.
With the song lyrics on his phone, he sang a heartfelt rendition of Maria’s favorite song.
Even sweeter, it turns out that Joshua had known Mary since he was just 9-years-old.
“Hospice workers are angels but this hospice aide is special,” said Marti Adkins Redmond.
“Mary 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!
Maria’s sister-in-law managed to capture the emotional moment on film:
