“I’m hoping someone else in the neighborhood might have some information on if everything is okay with her and her family”

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“Dear PoPville,

This may be a shot in the dark…I live in the U street – Cardozo area and have had the same woman, Isabel, come by once a month to clean my house for almost 3 years. She always comes the first Wednesday of the month and her daughter always sends a reminder text the day before Isabel comes. There was no word from her last week, which was odd but I figured it might have been related to the holidays, but I texted the daughter to check if Isabel was coming this week and the text bounced / came back as undelivered, which is very strange. I know Isabel cleans for a number of houses in the surrounding blocks because I’ve seen her in the neighborhood over the years. I feel terrible that I don’t know Isabel’s last name or have any more details about her, but I’m hoping someone else in the neighborhood might read this and have some information on if everything is okay with her and her family. I’m really concerned!”