I am going to try this again and see if I can get a thumbnail to come up with it!:-5
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Yea, it worked!!!
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Accountable
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Did you crochet those?
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Accountable;531782 wrote: Did you crochet those?
yep, about the only talent that I possess.
I have made one for each of my kids, each niece/nephew and each grandchild (including these 2). :-6
yep, about the only talent that I possess.
I have made one for each of my kids, each niece/nephew and each grandchild (including these 2). :-6
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We bury Morgan today. :-1 Ethan is doing well. 
He seems to miss his sister, but is stable. Thank you again for all the prayers and support!
He seems to miss his sister, but is stable. Thank you again for all the prayers and support!
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rkdian;536802 wrote: We bury Morgan today. :-1 Ethan is doing well. He seems to miss his sister, but is stable. Thank you again for all the prayers and support!
My thoughts are with you all rk. :-4
He seems to miss his sister, but is stable. Thank you again for all the prayers and support!My thoughts are with you all rk. :-4
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abbey;537282 wrote: My thoughts are with you all rk. :-4
thanks abby. :-4
thanks abby. :-4
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And now, I NEED to get graphic. I can't talk about this to my family because it is just too close to home. So, if you guys would let me rant just once more...If you are faint of heart, please don't read this post!!
To start off, my 2 yr. old grandson's attendance was a surprise sprung on me by my daughter. We get to the funeral home, there is an empty casket on the gurney!! It is open, about 3 ft. long, and nothing in it but satin! I begin to look around and there are 4 photo boards scattered about the room. These prove to be pictures of Morgan with several different people, including her twin surviving brother. What is so disturbing is the look on this dead infant's face! Due to rigor mortis (photos were taken after she had been dead for at least 2 days) her mouth is drawn open into the perpetual scream that most of us now associate with the movie "Scream". She looks as if she is in agony in each and every photo! When I could take no more of the photos, I took my grandson to walk around to prevent him getting restless and causing a disturbance. After just a couple of minutes, in comes the director, carrying the baby in. The family had been holding her in another room and was now ready for her to be returned to the casket. With everyone in the room watching, they replaced this infant in this box! Of course, my grandson wanted to "see the baby". As he looked, he commented, "Baby crying." I told him that the baby was not crying, she was night-night and an angel now. Shortly after this, the director returns to the room, tucks everything inside and closes the casket. Then he and his assistant REMOVE the closed casket from the room. I later found out why. The entire family came in, followed by the pall bearers carrying this tiny box. They set it on a table this time, not on the gurney. As the service begins, Mommy finally has her meltdown. This is tough enough, but wait... The casket wreath falls to the floor, Mommy has hysterics, and everyone else catches their breath, waiting for the casket to follow. Thank God, that didn't happen. We are in Wisconsin people, they had grave side services, in single digit weather, where they couldn't even dig a hole!!!
We just stood around this little coffin as it sat on the bear earth!
I know this sounds as if I were outraged, that is not the emotion that I am feeling. I am appalled! What this poor young girl was put through is disgraceful. I should add that she planned none of this, it was all her mother. I just wanted to bring her home with me and love and comfort her as best as possible.
Thanks for listening again. If anyone has comment, please feel free. Maybe you can help me understand why.
To start off, my 2 yr. old grandson's attendance was a surprise sprung on me by my daughter. We get to the funeral home, there is an empty casket on the gurney!! It is open, about 3 ft. long, and nothing in it but satin! I begin to look around and there are 4 photo boards scattered about the room. These prove to be pictures of Morgan with several different people, including her twin surviving brother. What is so disturbing is the look on this dead infant's face! Due to rigor mortis (photos were taken after she had been dead for at least 2 days) her mouth is drawn open into the perpetual scream that most of us now associate with the movie "Scream". She looks as if she is in agony in each and every photo! When I could take no more of the photos, I took my grandson to walk around to prevent him getting restless and causing a disturbance. After just a couple of minutes, in comes the director, carrying the baby in. The family had been holding her in another room and was now ready for her to be returned to the casket. With everyone in the room watching, they replaced this infant in this box! Of course, my grandson wanted to "see the baby". As he looked, he commented, "Baby crying." I told him that the baby was not crying, she was night-night and an angel now. Shortly after this, the director returns to the room, tucks everything inside and closes the casket. Then he and his assistant REMOVE the closed casket from the room. I later found out why. The entire family came in, followed by the pall bearers carrying this tiny box. They set it on a table this time, not on the gurney. As the service begins, Mommy finally has her meltdown. This is tough enough, but wait... The casket wreath falls to the floor, Mommy has hysterics, and everyone else catches their breath, waiting for the casket to follow. Thank God, that didn't happen. We are in Wisconsin people, they had grave side services, in single digit weather, where they couldn't even dig a hole!!!
We just stood around this little coffin as it sat on the bear earth!
I know this sounds as if I were outraged, that is not the emotion that I am feeling. I am appalled! What this poor young girl was put through is disgraceful. I should add that she planned none of this, it was all her mother. I just wanted to bring her home with me and love and comfort her as best as possible.
Thanks for listening again. If anyone has comment, please feel free. Maybe you can help me understand why.
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Oh RK, I just have tears running down my face right now.
I'm confused alittle...gonna pm you...and I need to get myself together too...
I'm confused alittle...gonna pm you...and I need to get myself together too...
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WonderWendy3;537931 wrote: Oh RK, I just have tears running down my face right now.
I'm confused alittle...gonna pm you...and I need to get myself together too...
Feel free to pm me Wendy. You are no more confused than myself, I am sure. I babbled in the immediate post. The first thing I did when I got home was grab the wine bottle, and boot up the puter.
I'm confused alittle...gonna pm you...and I need to get myself together too...
Feel free to pm me Wendy. You are no more confused than myself, I am sure. I babbled in the immediate post. The first thing I did when I got home was grab the wine bottle, and boot up the puter.
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As my grandmother would've said....SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER! RK, this is one of the worst stories I've heard in years!
I realize funerals must be designed to assuage the family's grief, but this one is just OVER THE LINE!
Surely the undertaker could've done something about the baby's appearance?
Surely the family could've considered the feelings of everyone else and had a closed casket/private "holding of the body?"
I saw this thread accidentally and thought for awhile--do I post a response & bring it up again for you? Or just let it pass on? I decided to post a comment because I wanted to give you a supportive HUG and say I admire the way you actually got THROUGH this horror!
I realize funerals must be designed to assuage the family's grief, but this one is just OVER THE LINE!
Surely the undertaker could've done something about the baby's appearance?
Surely the family could've considered the feelings of everyone else and had a closed casket/private "holding of the body?"
I saw this thread accidentally and thought for awhile--do I post a response & bring it up again for you? Or just let it pass on? I decided to post a comment because I wanted to give you a supportive HUG and say I admire the way you actually got THROUGH this horror!
My candle's burning at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--It gives a lovely light!--Edna St. Vincent Millay
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That sounds dreadful rkdian, I am sorry you or anyone else had to experience it, thats all I can say about it really. :-1
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
My dad 1986.
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
My dad 1986.
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Lulu2;543866 wrote: As my grandmother would've said....SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER! RK, this is one of the worst stories I've heard in years!
I realize funerals must be designed to assuage the family's grief, but this one is just OVER THE LINE!
Surely the undertaker could've done something about the baby's appearance?
Surely the family could've considered the feelings of everyone else and had a closed casket/private "holding of the body?"
I saw this thread accidentally and thought for awhile--do I post a response & bring it up again for you? Or just let it pass on? I decided to post a comment because I wanted to give you a supportive HUG and say I admire the way you actually got THROUGH this horror!
Equally as funny that I looked back to see this.
I got PMs from a couple wonderful ladies. One just cried with me over the loss. The other told me of other instances where what the families needed seemed even more odd than these. But, as she emphasized, it was what they needed to do to get through. Until you walk a mile in my shoes...kind of thing. It helped me to understand why I must be more tolerant, if not more understanding. I, personally, would have done things much more differently. Praise God, it was not me who NEEDED to do things.
Guess I came out of it even better than either of us thought prior to this "late post". I sure am glad you followed your heart. :-4
I realize funerals must be designed to assuage the family's grief, but this one is just OVER THE LINE!
Surely the undertaker could've done something about the baby's appearance?
Surely the family could've considered the feelings of everyone else and had a closed casket/private "holding of the body?"
I saw this thread accidentally and thought for awhile--do I post a response & bring it up again for you? Or just let it pass on? I decided to post a comment because I wanted to give you a supportive HUG and say I admire the way you actually got THROUGH this horror!
Equally as funny that I looked back to see this.
I got PMs from a couple wonderful ladies. One just cried with me over the loss. The other told me of other instances where what the families needed seemed even more odd than these. But, as she emphasized, it was what they needed to do to get through. Until you walk a mile in my shoes...kind of thing. It helped me to understand why I must be more tolerant, if not more understanding. I, personally, would have done things much more differently. Praise God, it was not me who NEEDED to do things.
Guess I came out of it even better than either of us thought prior to this "late post". I sure am glad you followed your heart. :-4
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Galbally;543870 wrote: That sounds dreadful rkdian, I am sorry you or anyone else had to experience it, thats all I can say about it really. :-1
Thank Galbally.
I thouht that it was dreadful at the time, still do. Certain things have come to light since that remind me things happen for a reason. Maybe the reason for this one was my wake up call.
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Thank Galbally.
I thouht that it was dreadful at the time, still do. Certain things have come to light since that remind me things happen for a reason. Maybe the reason for this one was my wake up call.
:-4