This is just plain creepy...
I didn't post this until now partly because of my laziness, but also was debating whether to put this up at all. Well, it doesn't directly affect me, so I guess it's ok - since no names are being given. About two weeks ago, a person at my work passed away from a heart attack. She was 5 months pregnant at the time. Her wake was held the following week on a Thursday, and one of my coworkers lived close enough to the funeral home and decided to pay his respects. When he arrived, there was only maybe 4 people inside. Peculiar, but maybe he was early. He saw the open casket in front, and the person inside was holding something in her arms. From a distance, it looked like a teddy bear or something, which is what he figured. As he moved closer, he took a second look and discovered that it was not a teddy bear - it was her unborn baby! Needless to say, he didn't stay very long - and probably explained the low turnout for the wake.
Now I am not a mortician or a doctor, and cannot vouch for these acts - but is this in any way normal? I don't know if this lady prepared a will or final directions to have this arranged - or if the lady's family took it upon themselves to have this done. I dunno, this seems like a scene straight out of a bad horror movie - and I can only imagine how my coworker must have felt at that time. Jeez - I dunno if he even got any sleep that night...I know I'd have a major case of insomnia if I saw that - and I don't scare that easily anymore. Even now, it's grossing me out just thinking about it...ok, better stop.
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It's not a comfortable scene but I don't see anything wrong with family wanting to remember, acknowledge, and mourn for the unborn child. Would it be different if this was a newborn child? At 5 months, fetus has a reasonable chance of survival and living to adulthood without their mother. If they could have, they would have tried to save the baby.
i think it's kind of creepy. where was her family?
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That makes the spine tingle but it's a beautiful touch, too. She's able to rest as a mother, with her child in her arms.
creepy, but fitting.
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