Grieving Daughter Plans To Eat Her Dead Mother For Christmas

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This story gives, "having Mom for Christmas," a whole new meaning. Debra Parson has been dining on her dead mother's askes ever since she passed away in May. She says that it is her way of feeling closer to her dead mother.

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Debra's cravings for her mother's ashes has gotten even stronger in the days leading up to Christmas. She plans on dusting her turkey and Christmas pudding with her cremated remains.

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Debra says that this is the only thing that will help her get through her first Christmas without her mother. "People might think I’m mad or that it’s not a very respectful thing to do but I just can’t stop myself. I feel like she can live on by being inside of me because if she is part of me she can breathe through my body. My breath is her breath."

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Doreen passed away suddenly. She had an airway obstruction after being ill with a chest infection. Her sudden death left her daughter, Debra, utterly distraught.

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Two months after her mother's passing, her sisters gave her a share of Doreen's ashes. The sisters had no idea what Debra was doing with them.

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Debra used to keep the ashes in a sandwich bag and would carry her around with her and would even take her to bed at night. One day she says that she got an "urge." She opened the box, licked her finger, and dipped it into the ashes.

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"Before I knew what I was doing they were in my mouth and the chalky, salty taste was comforting. I felt confused by what I had done to begin with but the feeling of comfort and closeness it brought was the first bit of solace I'd had since her death."

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With Christmas right around the corner, Debra wants to move from tasting her mother on her finger to tasting her on a little spoon. Debra wants Doreen to be a part of the celebration this Christmas and is planning to have a photo of her mom propped up on the dinner table.

This all sounds a bit too strange for us, but we wish Debra the best this holiday season. We hear that she is planning on getting married next year, and she knows that her mom is happy for her to find any way to get over her death and move on with her life. Best of luck!