people of Reddit who have found dead bodies what was your immediate reaction?

I found my grandmother who I grew up with my whole life dead in her bed September last year. I've never seen a dead person in my life prior to that so it was really traumatic. I don't remember much, most of it is a blur to be honest, but I do remember saying "Gran?" And waiting for a response and gradually saying it over and over with a louder voice until I was basically screaming it. I know I first phoned my dad (her son) and he said that he couldn't hear a word I was saying because I was just screaming everything. But he said even though he didn't understand me, he just knew that his mother had just passed on. Followed with phoning an ambulance, because that was just my instinct. I knew she was already dead, but I know I had some stupid hope that the medics could actually bring her back. They took an hour to get to my home. I wish I didn't see what I saw that day. And I miss her so much.

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