Forward

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 , Deathlings , Deathlings

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.

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This book isn’t a lecture about overcoming your deathphobia to make your advanced directives right now. For that you should try Caitlin’s other books. This is a book about some pretty famous bodies. But forgive me for sneaking a lesson in here anyways. Talking about our deaths can be a daunting task. And plenty of people think death is the most terrifying thing they can think of. But we’re interested in these bodies. Not just your who picked up this book, all around the world. Some of these bodies are pulling in vistors centuries after their deaths. The culture craze when King Tut was first untombed is proof enough of that. These corpses can be your jumping off point. It’s easier to talk about the death of people you didn’t know, under the guise of fun facts. It can help demistify death and take away the taboo on the subject. Plus, all of these corpses have some really interesting stories, but i may be biased. Not all of these are happy corpse stories. A Good Death doesn’t alway make an iconic corpse. Alot of these people had their wishes and autonomy removed. There’s skeleton snatching and head hijinks and plenty inbetween. These corpse stories have been facinsating people for decades. And today you’ll learn about them as people, their deaths and all plans gone awry. Welcome friends, to the halls of Iconic Corpses.