The mom, who lost her husband and son in the Titan sub implosion, is speaking out about the tragedy. She's sharing the heartbreaking aftermath of the incident.
Christine Dawood opened up about getting the remains of her husband, Shahzada Dawood, and son Suleman back. Speaking with The Guardian, she talked about getting her loved ones' remains back. All five died while on board.
"We didn't get the bodies for nine months," she said. "Well, when I say bodies, I mean the slush that was left. They came in two small boxes, like shoeboxes. There wasn't much they could find. They have a big pile they can't separate, all mixed DNA, and they asked if I wanted some of that, too. But I said no, just what you know is Suleman and Shahzada."
She also talked about her grief after the Titan implosion. She said that her son built a 9,000-piece Lego set of the Titanic in her kitchen. She refuses to get rid of it.
Titan Sub Implosion
"I have learned to give the grief attention," Christine told The Guardian. "So I go into Suleman's room. Sometimes I find the cat sleeping on his pillow, and I sit on the bed and let the grief come. After a while, I can put the grief away until the next time it gets too much. I've worked a lot on my grief for Suleman, but I'm only now starting to grieve for my husband. Publicly, they are always put together, but they are two different relationships. Two very different pains."
She also shared some advice that one Coast Guard member told her after the Titan implosion.
"A very experienced woman with blond hair — I forget her name — gave me the best advice I've ever gotten," she recalled. " 'Hindsight won't help you, so don't fall into that trap. Just because you know it now ... you didn't know it before.'"
"I've always remembered her telling me that," Christine continued. "Suleman wanted to go, and I was happy to give up the seat. I was happy for him to make memories with his father. I can't change that."
