Could this be the strangest story of 2017?

Could this be the strangest story of 2017?

A lot of readers were confused as to why this couple did what they did? Some even went on to say that their actions were 'unsettling'.

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It was the story that got many people talking and debating on the article I posted back in February this year.

If you missed it, I chatted about a couple who spent 16 days with their baby girl who died from a chromosome abnormality. The parents spent the time with her by taking her lifeless body for a walk and just being with her. They commented saying that it assisted them to cope with their loss emotionally. 

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I have never lost a child so I cannot comment on whether it was right or wrong of them for spending a whole 16 days after their baby died with her, but I am sure that it must not have been easy pretending that their baby was around when she clearly already passed on. However, I do know that many process grief differently.

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I wanted to know if people thought this was weird and to get their general thoughts on the story. Here's what some of you had to say...

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