Ashes To Dinner

**TheMorningStar** · August 10th, 2011, 11:59 AM

Losing a loved one is never easy, but when 26-year-old Casie lost her husband, Shawn, to a sudden asthma attack, the grieving process went in a direction she never expected.
Casie, a resident of Fayetteville, Tenn., appeared on the season finale of the TLC series My Strange Addiction found herself eating his cremated ashes as a form of comfort.

At first, her mourning took the form of carrying around her husband's cremated ashes wherever they went, including the grocery store, movie theaters and restaurants, the Daily Mail reported.

Things soon went slightly more extreme one day when some of the ashes spilled onto her hand.
"I didn't want to wipe them off because that's my husband and I don't want to wipe him away," she said. "So I just licked it off my finger."
Since then, she has been unable to stop, and estimates she has eaten at least a pound of ashes thus far, with about five more remaining. Despite the cremains having a taste that Casie describes as "rotten eggs, sand, and sandpaper," she has developed a taste for the death dust.
Although many people would find Casie's addiction shocking -- including her in-laws, who don't know she's slowly licking her husband away -- the real danger isn't becoming a social pariah, it's that the ashes also contain chemicals that have been known to induce psychosis when ingested.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_921416.html

**MC30** · August 10th, 2011, 12:02 PM

the ashes also contain chemicals that have been known to induce psychosis when ingested

i think its already started.

**62julietandvoid** · August 10th, 2011, 12:44 PM

I was reading about the creamation process on another site just a little bit ago and this was brought up, though they never provided the whole story. Crazy

**gee** · August 10th, 2011, 01:33 PM

wow... she needs to get help soon.

**AngelFire** · August 10th, 2011, 04:04 PM

Eww, I wouldn't lick my husband now and he is alive, let alone when he is ashes.

**Obsolete** · August 10th, 2011, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by Mybabiesmomma

Eww, I wouldn't lick my husband now and he is alive, let alone when he is ashes.

*biting tongue*

**Gidget** · August 11th, 2011, 12:13 AM

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I get that she wants to feel close to her dead husband. You can have cremains, a lock of hair, even a fingerprint made into a piece of jewelry that you can wear on bad days. Lots of options for grieving loved ones. You don't have to fucking EAT THEM.

**Mommyof2** · August 11th, 2011, 12:26 AM

After my aunt died her daughter got one of these for her ashes. http://www.perfectmemorials.com/path...paign=products

I thought it was a pretty cool idea. Also glad my cousin isn't a nut like this!

**Gidget** · August 11th, 2011, 01:30 AM

Here's mine. I had the funeral home seal some of my husband's ashes in this bracelet. It seemed like a more reasonable option than EATING them.

**Deja** · August 11th, 2011, 01:36 AM

I want to be cremated when my time comes, and I honestly don't care what happens with the ashes - until I read this story. This is an absolute NOPE.

**Dakota Valkyrie** · August 11th, 2011, 02:08 AM

If my husband decides to do something weird with my ashes, I will be so glad I'm dead.

**carolinablue** · August 11th, 2011, 08:39 AM

If I ever die my family knows that I am to be cremated and my ashes scattered in a place of natural beauty. I have requested they scatter them at the top of Medicine Wheel, but you have to have the permission of the Tribal Council since the site is still used for religious ceremonies.

I have a sneaking suspicion that my family considers the grass in the highway median a "place of natural beauty", either that or I'll wind up in someone's flower pot.

**Gidget** · August 11th, 2011, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by carolinablue

If I ever die my family knows that I am to be cremated and my ashes scattered in a place of natural beauty. I have requested they scatter them at the top of Medicine Wheel, but you have to have the permission of the Tribal Council since the site is still used for religious ceremonies.

I have a sneaking suspicion that my family considers the grass in the highway median a "place of natural beauty", either that or I'll wind up in someone's flower pot.

My brother said he wants to be cremated and his ashes scattered in a body of water. My sister pushed him for more details. What body of water? Lake, ocean, favorite fishing spot, etc.? He said any body of water, he didn't care. My sister said, "So flushing your ass down the toilet is an option? Because THAT'S a body of water." He has not gotten back to us on that yet.

**AngelFire** · August 11th, 2011, 11:14 AM

I want my funeral to be like Mardi Gras, a full fucking week of misery. No boob flashing, unless it's Obsolete.

**MC30** · August 11th, 2011, 11:24 AM

i want to be donated to science. i believe that i am interesting enough to be studied after death.

**Mommyof2** · August 11th, 2011, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by mommacrazy30

i want to be donated to science. i believe that i am interesting enough to be studied after death.

Be careful with that too. I had a friend many years ago that stole a skeleton from a school. Some poor guy donated his body to the school years before. At first they used the skull to eat cereal out of and then later turned it into some kind of bong. As for the rest of the body it sat on his loveseat for years. I brought my dog over one day and she ate his knee. Poor guy sure wasn't used for science. lol

**MC30** · August 11th, 2011, 11:37 AM

At first they used the skull to eat cereal out of and then later turned it into some kind of bong

i would totally love that

**Obsolete** · August 11th, 2011, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Mybabiesmomma

I want my funeral to be like Mardi Gras, a full fucking week of misery. No boob flashing, unless it's Obsolete.

How is it that my boobs end up on every thread I look at?

**MC30** · August 11th, 2011, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by Obsolete

How is it that my boobs end up on every thread I look at?

um, 'cause you have awesome tits?

**AngelFire** · August 11th, 2011, 11:51 AM

In some parts of Puerto Rico, they dress up the corpse and sit him or her in a chair. It's like Weekend at Bernie's. I kid you not. Some have shades on, and they put beer cans on their hands and shit.

People dance and eat as if it's a fucking party. This mostly happens in the African influenced areas.

Then there were the kid funerals. The child would be dressed in white and laid down on a table. Kids would come and play and it would be sort of like a birthday party. Creepy shit if you ask me.

Hey, don't judge. You try finding cool shit to do on an Island. After a while you have to get creative.

**AngelFire** · August 11th, 2011, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by mommacrazy30

um, 'cause you have awesome tits?

Yeah what mommacrazy30 said. You have hawt boobs.

**MC30** · August 11th, 2011, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Mybabiesmomma

In some parts of Puerto Rico, they dress up the corpse and sit him or her in a chair. It's like Weekend at Bernie's. I kid you not. Some have shades on, and they put beer cans on their hands and shit.

People dance and eat as if it's a fucking party. This mostly happens in the African influenced areas.

Then there were the kid funerals. The child would be dressed in white and laid down on a table. Kids would come and play and it would be sort of like a birthday party. Creepy shit if you ask me.

Hey, don't judge. You try finding cool shit to do on an Island. After a while you have to get creative.

actually i kinda get it.

**Tits McGee** · August 11th, 2011, 08:19 PM

I will be stuffed and sat in the corner, staring at everyone who walks in the door. I figure eventually I will become a coat rack.

**malq** · August 11th, 2011, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Gidget

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I get that she wants to feel close to her dead husband. You can have cremains, a lock of hair, even a fingerprint made into a piece of jewelry that you can wear on bad days. Lots of options for grieving loved ones. You don't have to fucking EAT THEM.

There should be a law that all women who survive their husband, be required to wear the penis, (as a necklace), of their lifelong mate until their passing. This will prevent them from finding new mates.

**Sister Iroz** · August 11th, 2011, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Gidget

Here's mine. I had the funeral home seal some of my husband's ashes in this bracelet. It seemed like a more reasonable option than EATING them.

@Gidget, I love that idea! My dad is being cremated and all us kids picked out a small urn, but had I known you could do that I would have rather had something like that.

**Gidget** · August 11th, 2011, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by malq

There should be a law that all women who survive their husband, be required to wear the penis, (as a necklace), of their lifelong mate until their passing. This will prevent them from finding new mates.

No way, dude. I said "til death do us part." After that, he's on his own. But your suggestion does make me wonder, if the husband outlives the wife, what body part will he have to hang around his neck?

**Silvahalo** · August 11th, 2011, 11:17 PM

This is truly weird, the woman is really troubled to say the least.
ashes to ashes, dust to dust, I loved you so much I ate you for lunch. couldn't help it.

I told hubs once that I'd have his ashes tossed in potting soil and put it to grow a tree as he has such a green thumb figure it would be an awesome looking tree. Said if it's a fruit tree I'd eat him all the time. ok that's kinda weird.

As for me I want to be cremated but never really thought past that. Knowing hubs he'd do something interesting more than sentimental. I'd probably end up in one of his horror and scifi collectibles.
Seriously, he's more traditional type so I'd probably end up somewhere boring like on a mantle. I love the idea of a jewelery piece, but I could never see hubs doing that as he's not a jewelry type of guy.
I dunno maybe let them out over the ocean. I always did have flying dreams.....

**carolinablue** · August 12th, 2011, 07:06 AM

In some parts of Puerto Rico, they dress up the corpse and sit him or her in a chair. It's like Weekend at Bernie's. I kid you not. Some have shades on, and they put beer cans on their hands and shit. People dance and eat as if it's a fucking party. This mostly happens in the African influenced areas.

WOW! Now I've changed my mind! I want to be stuffed, sitting up in my coffin with a big grin on my face! And, I want a little motor rigged up to make my hand wave "HI!"...and a hidden tape player to say, "Hi! I'm glad to see you! Think LSU gonna win this year? Tell your mama hey for me!" And I want the LSU Fighting Tigers song playing.

**gee** · August 12th, 2011, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by malq

There should be a law that all women who survive their husband, be required to wear the penis, (as a necklace), of their lifelong mate until their passing. This will prevent them from finding new mates.

Oh Gawd I just had a horrible visual of a dried penis's hanging around a bunch of old ladies necks! eeewww