I had my first package delivery with cremated remains the other day. Thankfully, they were someone's pet remains but it was still sombering and I handled them with extreme care.
They're shipped certified, which requires the homeowner to sign for them. If there is no one home, we leave a delivery reminder slip (form 3849) directing them to the post office for pick up. In my case they were not home, so I drove my route all day with the remains along side me.
If I'm being honest, I will tell you that when I first saw this package it shook me up. It brought back the memory of a notice I received in my mailbox one day of a package being held at the post office for me. Having NO idea what this package was, off I went to the PO. I went inside, handed the clerk the delivery reminder slip, then signed for the package - still unaware of the package content.
It wasn't until I got back in my car did I realized that I was holding the cremated remains of my dad 😥.
Driving back home I had to pull over and park. It hit me hard and I broke down and couldn't drive at that moment. It was a VERY emotional and surreal moment.
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