A grieving husband who slept next to his wife’s dead body in their bedroom for six days says he couldn’t bear to see her taken off to a mortuary in a body bag.
Leasing agent Russell Davison’s wife, Wendy, died at their home in Derby, England, after a 10-year battle with cervical cancer.
He said he was determined to keep her at home with their four children and not hand her over to a funeral director.
The dad now wants to reassure others that staying close to a loved one’s dead body should be nothing to be scared of.
Russell said he washed and dressed Wendy’s body and placed it in a coffin — which he called a “cocoon” — in the couple’s bedroom.
And Russell insists it should be “the way we treat our dead,” saying it allowed him and the boys to come to terms with their devastating loss.
Leasing agent Russell Davison’s wife, Wendy, died at their home in Derby, England, after a 10-year battle with cervical cancer.
He said he was determined to keep her at home with their four children and not hand her over to a funeral director.
The dad now wants to reassure others that staying close to a loved one’s dead body should be nothing to be scared of.
Russell said he washed and dressed Wendy’s body and placed it in a coffin — which he called a “cocoon” — in the couple’s bedroom.
And Russell insists it should be “the way we treat our dead,” saying it allowed him and the boys to come to terms with their devastating loss.
), and there's certainly nothing wrong with it providing common sense health practices are observed. Each to their own. Grieving for a loved one is an important part of the healing process and whatever **** makes it easier for those left behind is all good.
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