FO Hippyhoppy

[sherrardk]

Hi - glad that you are feeling OK and the funeral went well (if you know what I mean). Your thread hit a cord with me as Iost my own mother in March (she was only 61 and had only been diagnosed 5 weeks before) and then I lost my grandfather suddenly 6 weeks later (2 funerals in 6 weeks in the same creamatorium was a bit hard going).

[hippyhoppy]

Crikey Sherr - hard going is a bit of an understatement! You poor thing. My grandparents died either before I was born or when I was young, so mum's was the first 'Family' funeral' I've been to.. mind you Dad has the consitution of an ox.. he'll be seeing us off first me thinks!!!

[sherrardk]

It was a bit like Groundhog Day - still, at least my black suit was clean! My father (step-father) is only 54 but has managed to get food poisoning twice since my mam has gone (and was in hospital for 4 days the last time) - if he's not careful, he'll be next!

[hippyhoppy]

Do you get a discount for group bookings? (sorry - only joking!) (we're allowed given our experiences!!)

[sherrardk]

That's a thought - maybe I should book Dad in now?

[hippyhoppy]

not sure what happened to her eventually.. she was cremated (always fiercely proud that if she was in a house fire she'd be identified by her 'new hips') and I had a text from my brother saying that 'we need to pick her up as they have no room for her'...? from where I have no idea.. so mum's final resting place remains a mystery... I sneakily wanted a hip to pop on the mantlepiece as a talking point.. but apprarently it's against 'Health and Safety'.. shame.. Roald Dhal was allowed!

[sherrardk]

We scattered mam (and good God there was lots of her - that's all I could think, how is there so much ash!) - glad I made the effort to go to South Wales as that was the last time I saw my Granddad (think that is what finished him off).