 An old lady did not let anyone into her house for 20 years. One day a neighbor had a look behind her door and found out a terrible secret. Welcome to Viral Stories, Secrets, Facts, and Strange Stories from around the World. If you find yourself amazed at what some of our fellow humans and animals can do, this is the place for you. This is a channel you're going to want to tell your friends about. Be sure to subscribe and hit that bell icon to be notified of our new uploads. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy Viral Stories. It's not a secret for anyone that neighbors can be very different. Some of them are friendly and welcoming, and some are rather strange. They are used to being silent and not letting anyone get close to them, never showing what is happening behind their closed doors. The main character of our video, a woman named Lucy from London, had exactly the same neighbor, and a strange neighbor has lived opposite of her for more than 20 years. As Lucy once wrote on her social media, this woman living in a two-room apartment opposite of me was always very withdrawn, and even when I tried to talk to her and somehow help her with her loneliness, she always kept her distance. It just so happened that Lucy, despite the fact that half of her life she lived opposite this mysterious old woman, almost did not know her elderly neighbor, only her face and name. But she also knew that no one visited the woman for a long time. People used to say that the old lady had a number of mental health problems, and that she did not communicate with anyone at all, leaving her house only once a week to buy groceries at a nearby store. And perhaps it would have remained that way. Well, everyone has the right to privacy, but just one case changed everything. I remember we had a conversation with my 14-year-old daughter. She said that even when I am as old as our neighbor, she will still help me because she understands that it is not at all easy for the elderly. Suddenly, these words touched my heart. Perhaps that woman needs our help, and she simply has no relatives who could help her, says Lucy. However, everything turned out to be not so easy. No matter how much the woman tried to have a heart-to-heart talk with her neighbor, she simply always avoided her and always said that she did not need help. So weeks and months went by, and only sometimes when Lucy saw this old lady leaving the apartment, her whole appearance was screaming that she needed help. Her clothes were old and dirty, and the elderly woman herself did not look her best. The last meeting like this was the last straw. Lucy decided to be extra persistent. She offered her help to an elderly neighbor as she had done many times before. The neighbor of course refused and said that everything was fine with her. But in the end, she allowed Lucy to open the doors, while Lucy saw terrified her. Of course, she assumed that her neighbor could not cope with household chores, but did not even suspect how bad everything was. Her elderly neighbor lived in completely unsanitary conditions. The apartment was in a terrible state, almost not suitable for living. The floor was covered with a layer of dirt, and that's just what Lucy saw in the doorway. Frightened and saddened by the way her poor neighbor lives, Lucy practically begged the elderly lady to let her into the apartment, taking her by the hand and saying that she just wanted to help her. The old lady gave up refusing, but what Lucy saw turned out to be worse than all expected. There was a huge layer of dirt on the floor. Furniture and clothes were old and full of holes. There was almost no food in the kitchen in the refrigerator, and what was there was not suitable for eating. But that was not all. It turned out that the elderly woman had not taken a bath for almost 13 years, as the system in her apartment was broken and there was no running water. The elderly neighbor slept on a dirty mattress that was laying right on the dirty floor. There was mold on the walls and, on top of that, a broken window in one of the rooms. All unbearable to look at. The elderly woman's physical and mental health worsened every day, so she could not clean the apartment and take care of herself. In general, without thinking twice, Lucy decided to put things in order in her neighbor's house. Later, the woman confessed to the reporters, I was terrified, nobody should live like this. Therefore, without hesitation, I decided to help, because there is simply no one else. Lucy got down to business with her 14-year-old daughter. She worked for several days to clean the apartment. They threw away all the old furniture and spent over 60 hours cleaning until the room began to resemble a place where a person can live again. In addition, the woman posted a message on Facebook and asked her friends to donate some things they don't need anymore, furniture, kitchen utensils, and so on. But she could not even imagine that the reaction would be so strong. The message spread over the network instantly, and soon many neighbors read it and literally lined up to fill the old woman's house with everything she needed. In just a day, they collected 80% of the necessary things that Lucy listed in her message. And a few more days later, the woman had a good bed, clean linen, beautiful furniture, and new clothes. But this was far from the most important thing. The main thing was that she had friends who began to visit and help. In turn, the old woman simply blossomed because she had not communicated with anyone for many years. She began to trust her neighbors and accept help from them. The residents even made a schedule of who and when will prepare food for the old woman. It's not at all difficult for us. Every woman cooks something every day in the kitchen, and it's not at all difficult to bring some of it to our neighbor. Lucy's daughter, Ruby, was also determined to make her elderly neighbor's life a little better, but Lucy could not imagine that they would become such good friends. She spent the whole summer with a woman while her mother was renovating her apartment. Today, an elderly neighbor calls Lucy her daughter since no one except her has done anything like this for the old lady. Now, the residents of this house live in perfect harmony, and yet people say that those live in big cities do not like each other and do not want to communicate. Maybe they just need a reason to show their kindness. Well, this beautiful story once again reminds us all that sometimes not so much is needed to make someone happy. Often, just your desire to do it would be enough. Friends, what would you do if you were Lucy? Be sure to write your opinion in the comments. Well, for today, perhaps that's all. Like the video and see you soon.