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Cremation that no-one attends

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Eviebeanz Thu 12-Aug-21 05:07:10

I think I saw an ad for this on TV yesterday. I am probably the least sentimental person I know but it struck me as being a bit sad.

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Spice101 Thu 12-Aug-21 04:55:17

We chose this for my mother who passed away last year. She had intended to donate her body to medical science but because of Covid this could not be done. She had also been adamant that she did not want a funeral so we opted for the no service cremation which cost about $2300AUD. When things covid related settled and we could gather in reasonable numbers, we scattered her ashes in a place special to her and had a get together of family and friends. This was 9 months after she passed away.

I think she would have approved of how we honoured her wishes although she would have been bitterly disappointed that her body could not be donated.

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Athenia Thu 12-Aug-21 02:18:35

My late ex-husband told none of his family or friends that he was terminally ill, and chose to have his body cremated with no-one present.
This is a new concept to me.
Does anyone have any members of their family who have chosen this?
It is obviously cheaper than a funeral, but seems very strange to me.

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