Reading about Heath Ledger's wonderful and touching memorial service brings to mind one of my "last" wishes.
Some people want to be buried next to their loved ones; some, cremated and scattered across the earth.
I want to be a diamond.
To be more precise, a memorial diamond--a one-carat gem, created from my ashes. I can be the ultimate accessory, a family heirloom to be passed from one generation to the next. I imagine I'll be set in a ring or a pendant, and given to my daughter or granddaughter to wear.
According to LifeGem.com, it takes about 40 grams of human ashes to make a one-carat diamond (although I am told they can be just as easily made from hair or nails from a living person now). I can choose from a variety of cuts and colors, although canary yellow is the natural color of a memorial diamond.
At $19,000++, it is more expensive than a casket, but to spend eternity as my little girl's best friend...priceless.
2.09.2008
Jewels in Memoriam
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Honestly, this still kind of creeps me out. And I can't help but remember Bot's "meet my wife" joke. Now it's "meet my mother/grandmother." ;-)
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