Mother has dead son's ashes tattooed into her skin

Kay - I did an article on that subject a few years back for my newsletter.
For those that don't know about it - you can have the ashes turned into gemstones - depending on the chemicals in the body at death the stone will be varied shades of blue or yellow - they were working on pinks back then so probably can do that now, too.

Of course, being part of the gem hunting community - I am not adverse to this idea at all - but there are many considerations when you do something with someone's body after death.

The first of those is how the PERSON would feel about the use of their body. If the person wouldn't want something done - don't do it. I, myself, detest the idea of burial and wish to be cremated and scattered from a mountain top. I would not be adverse to having some of those ashes turned to gems, though. Other people can't imagine anything but burial.

Another consideration is how what you are doing will make another in your life feel. How would Husband number 2 feel if you had husband 1 on your finger 24/7 -- that could be very eerie at the very least.

What happens if you turn a loved one into a gemstone and lose it?

If the person who died was okay with something and it isn't going to cause disruptions, I don't see anything wrong with anything outside of stuffing bodies and putting them on display (now that's too far) if it will bring true comfort to the still living. The process should definitely be approved before death though.

Of course - when we speak of gemstones, this process can be done while the person is still living using some of their hair and I think that it might be a better practice if you are going to make a gemstone of someone to do it while they are still alive -- the same principal is involved but it seems the memory would be much less disturbing to others and more comforting to the person with the gemstone in the long run.

I wish I had a gemstone of Munchie.