My most precious belonging

What personal belongings do you hold most dear?

My most precious personal belonging has to be the cremation pendant necklace that I have worn constantly since the death of my beloved son, Matthew. I have his urn and ashes with me too as I just couldn’t bear to bury him and I don’t think I ever will. He will be buried beside me when I die.

I keep his ashes, surrounded by photographs and his drumsticks, in my room here, at my eldest son’s house where I now live.

Next to them is Matt’s Bible and the hat that he wore all the way through primary school. I had knitted it for him and he never lost it. He had ADHD so that was truly amazing.

Matthew died on August 18th, 2022, when he took his own life after a long, hard-fought battle with bipolar depression and anxiety. I miss him terribly.