Ask Amy: I feel so guilty, but I can’t do what my dying friend asked
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/03/ask-amy-friends-final-request-creates-a-burden/
DEAR AMY: My childhood best friend, “Lynn,” died after a long battle with colon cancer. She asked me to spread her ashes in Ireland, off of cliffs that we once visited together on a vacation. She asked me this the last time I saw her, and I was completely stunned, but agreed. She died a couple of days later.
Lynn never married or had children. We grew up together, attended college together, and she was my maid of honor.