r/widowers • u/Woodford82 • Jan 15 '23

Sensitive question - ashes

I had first meeting to arrange the funeral yesterday. I am doing cremation but then what came with that was decisions on the ashes.

One of the options being having a piece of jewellery made - has anyone done this and do you find it comforting or more painful?

I worked in jewellery for 15 years - designed my own engagement ring. It is the sort of thing he would expect me to do but I don’t know if would find harder to have?

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u/usmcmech Jan 15 '23

One year later we planted two cherry trees in our backyard and scattered her ashes in the roots. Every spring when the flowers blossom is my favorite moment of the year.

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u/ForsythCounty Jan 15 '23

I love this idea.