In the San Francisco Chronicle, the writer Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff gives an account of exactly what happened when her 90-year-old father died, after willing his body to science.
Normally, those who give their bodies to universities or labs get a freebie on checking out. Some funeral director gets paid by the university to transport the corpse; and the university, [...]
My initial reaction to home funerals, when I first heard about them was simple, direct, and pretty infantile: Yuck.
But over the last year, especially since I”ve been exposed to the horrifying practices of certain funeral directors, I’ve learned better. About the strongest and most compelling case for doing it yourself was made in this month’s issue [...]
Dear Readers, this week’s blog is written by Josh Slocum, the brilliant head of the Funeral Consumers Alliance (www.funerals.org). I could resist asking him to tell all of us just how difficult some in the funeral industry make our lives — and our deaths. Here’s Josh:
Caring for our dead isn’t something most of us do. But [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009