It's safe to say that the engraving on a gravestone holds a significant amount of importance - with families wanting to leave a touching tribute when they lay their loved one to rest. However, one woman was left dumbfounded after discovering a typo on her grandmother's grave.
Due to her mother's difficulty in coping with the loss, the woman was only able to visit the grave until recently - 30 years after her gran's passing. But she was left gobsmacked after discovering a spelling mistake which was left unnoticed by onlookers for three decades.
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"My grandmother died in her 40s when my mother was in her early 20s," she explained on Mumsnet.
"I was born a decade after she died. My mother found it too painful so has never visited her grave. I did not even know where it was until my grandfather passed away last year and was buried with her.
"I decided to visit this weekend as I was in the area on holiday (it is in Wales and I am in southern England).
"I noticed a typo on the headstone. It says she was an adopting grandmother. I assume it was meant to say 'a doting' grandmother.
"I feel bad that it has been this way for nearly 30 years and no one has noticed."
Desperate to amend the situation, she sought advice for her next move, pleading with users on Mumsnet as she described the jaw-dropping ordeal in a post.
She asked: "Am I being unreasonable to want to get it fixed at a cost of a few thousand? Or should I leave it?
"I have not mentioned it to my mother. I am not sure what her reaction would be."
Taking to the comment section, several users came to the woman's aid to offer advice on how she should proceed with the difficult situation.
One user wrote: "That’s bad I would assume that it should say adoring I would see how much it would cost to have it fixed."
Luckily, a funeral arranger, who also organises masonry, shared her useful insight on how the woman should proceed.
They wrote: "You can get a quote from a stonemason. If the stone needs to be amended they may wish to renovate it at the same time if it's suffering from any wear and tear.
"A quote should be free though.
"However, one thing to bear in mind is that if your grandmother is buried in a public cemetery then you must be the person named as the grave owner on the deeds to get any amendments made to the stone."
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