So, you’ve picked up a book about corpses. Why? Some of you are most likely familiar with the series of videos on the Ask a Mortician YouTube channel. And if that’s the case, please, continue reading, just don’t blame me if a few notes strike familiar. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, Welcome! There are some pretty fantastic corpses coming your way in just a few pages. Well, you could easily give up on this forward and just move on to the meat and potatoes. It’s a book. But if you’ve chosen to hold off in favor what I’ve got to say. Thank you, it’s much appreciated. And for your patience, let me remind you of your ever approaching death.
Hello , De You are going to die. Now, hopefully it will be after a long and fulfilling life. But you will die one day. And so will I, and everyone else on this planet. That’s a fact. The universal side effect of being alive is death. It’s one we don’t talk about nearly as much as we should, because it makes people upset. Which is understandable, the conversation holds a lot of a emotion in it. It means the loss of loved ones and grieving, which are hard to face, so we don’t until death comes and once we’re done dealing reactively, we tend to pack up all our thoughts
Death is important to plan for, well before you’re anywhere close to it. It’s the last thing you’ll ever have autonomy over. And unfortunately, many people don’t talk to their families about how they want their deaths to be. Once you’re gone, it’s too late. But right now, you can make your death plan. That sounds very final, doesn’t it. I mean, I woouldn’t say it’s not. But it doesn’t have to be a truly morbid conversation. By laying out everything from how you want to die if, hopefully given the choice, to what happens to your body afterwards, you not only can shuffle off this mortal coil peacfully, but help your loved ones mourn you without the stress of playing guesswork for what you would have wanted. Funerals can be hard. Your loved ones knowing your wishes can ease that strain.
