I’m not sure an open casket was advisable for my husband’s funeral
Last January, my husband was robbed and killed via gunshot to the neck. When we made the arrangements, the funeral director only gave the expectation that we should put him in a turtleneck and not a regular suit shirt (so I had him placed in the suit we got married in, cause we got married in October). I asked the coroner and the funeral director if he would be traumatizing to those viewed and they both said no. However upon viewing him at his funeral…I really think a closed casket should’ve been recommended. He looked like he was in a fight, his head was misshapen, his nose looked broken, there were cuts on him. He looked horrible honestly. I don’t really have a question I guess but is this normal?
I am open to private message a picture from the funeral compared to one of the last ones I took of him if a professional has any thoughts.
I also want to add that I’m interested in obtaining his autopsy because the police have no advisement on why my husband looked like someone literally rearranged his face and I just can’t cope.
All comments and thoughts welcome