Prease, prease, prease make moooore! I love your show! You're very informative, and you answer the questions that everyone wants to know, but aren't brave enough to ask.
where are the new videos were DYING !!!! also have you ever had a beheaded body or if not what is the goriest corps you've ever prepared. we love you XXXXX
From my point of view you use comedy to deal with dead. I can see you've accepted death which is in my opinion healthy. Although as someone who's had two+ out of body experiences, the physical body's natural processes after death is important and best be noted so one can leave the fear of death behind. I personally don't know your "beliefs" after death, but again from experience your immortal (soul?) and thanks so much for making death a part of my life!
How do you prepare a body of someone who died of suicide using a gun for an open casket. I went to one when I was little, and if you didn't know, you wouldn't have known from seeing the body.
Question: When someone dies, is it true that they "void their bowels"? On that same note, can your eyes stay open when you die, or would they close automatically?
@BPann No, not necessarily. I guess it would depend on how they die. I've worked in the ER since I was 16 off and on and seen lots of people die and I don't remember anyone voiding their bowels spontaneously. I didn't check everyone's chonies, but I would have taken note of something like that. I promise next time I'm at work and we have a death, I will take a closer look for you. ; )
Topic idea! I am also a mortician as well as a Cypress College graduate and one question I encounter at work is in regards to clothing. Surprisingly, a lot of people do not understand why we ask for items such as high collar shirts, long sleeves, and underwear (Yes; underwear!!) Would you mind explaining why most funeral homes make such requests?
Do you ever play wicked intense classical music during the cremation process (Verdi Requiem Dies Irae), or rather, can this be requested to take place for the more cinematically inclined? Paul, Australia
What would you do with a body that has died of a really hardcore infectious disease? Is there any way that you could freeze the body or something in order to kill the disease in order to give the body a proper burial?
I'm a Nursing student and we had a lecture on Palliative Care and death related stuff and we were told that embalming a body is very expensive and increases based on height. Is this true? Also, how much would it cost to embalm someone who is 6'6" (My height)?
I just want to say THANK YOU for doing these video's, making a "not so easy to talk about" topic that much more approachable! :))
Video suggestions: 2 things,(1) 3 day "wake" body left in home for visitations in the past and (2) the "bellman" at the cemetary, and the tieing of a bell to ones finger (in the past) in case they would awake under ground the bell man could unearth them... keep up the great work! :)) would like to see videos released more often! RobbF - Canada
I have a question! I know this isn't the kind of work you do, but I was wondering what cosmetics are generally used in funeral homes. Are there special dead-people brands?
Saw my first open-casket funeral last summer. I was disturbed by a) how much slap they used and b) how much it did NOT make my friend look anything but dead. It looked a bit like theatre makeup to me -- that unnatural, caked-on look that only works under stage lights from the audience.
@cumaeansibyl I agree about the make-up thing. I saw my Grandma in her casket (the only one in my family with the balls to do it apart from my Dad) and I felt the same way. I felt that I was looking at a pretty wax doll version of my Grandma, I mean it kinda looked like my Grandma but it was wearing lipstick which my tomboy Grandma rarely did. And she didn't look dead, it looked like a wax doll.
i did have one question: how do you feel about liquefaction (alkaline hydrolysis), such as processes like CycledLife? i personally think it's a great alternative to cremation, since it's affordable, there's no potentially noxious smoke and the sterile grey water can be returned to the earth as fertilizer.
also, why do you think so many states and funeral industry groups seem to be so opposed to it?
your videos are great! i think it's important for people to know what happens after death (and i think a little bit of humor certainly makes it easier!) i actually seriously considered mortuary sciences at one time, but realised i just wouldn't have the mental fortitude when it came to children (although i do have a friend that is a mortician, and she said working with young children is the most important aspect of her job to her.)
Hi, I have a quick question for you. When it says on a death certificate "Type of disposition(s), what does that mean? And what does BU mean as a disposition? I just got my grandfather's death certificate and I'm curious. Thank you for your time.
@MsElskee I believe it is good for people to be answered when they want to know details. I think it is bad to conceal details when asked for them by families or curious people in general. That being said, a public forum seems to lack the decorum we are supposed to have. I understand disclosure and think it is important but later, if too much is disclosed, a person may feel traumatized by what they know when it's time to bury their own loved-ones.
totally stumbled on your vids and love them! Finally, there's a voice for what we are all dying to know! ;)
My question is a simple one, but one that has been on my mind every time i see a cheesy death scene in a movie. Why do people always feel so cold right before they pass? Is it because of the blood lost? If i die of so called 'natural causes, can i avoid that part of getting cold before passing?
Love the videos. I work in a Historic Victorian house and would love to know more about their Mourning rituals for a possible exhibit--we have some really great "hair art" on display. But the real question is: Do you have an opinion about making diamonds from cremated remains? I'm interested in the prospect, and how exactly would that work? Thanks! and haters gonna hate
@comments directed toward myself....Just want to say I respectfully disagree. I do what I was taught in mortuary school, and a big part of that is not going into the gory details with people about what happens behind the scenes. The images they get in their minds when they know can be very damaging psychologically during a time of loss. I'm not hiding anything, I just think that preserving dignity means leaving out the details in a public forum.
@katlerantics I feel that there's room for both "schools". I agree with you in the respect that most people do not want to know the details-- for those people you would be the ideal funeral director. I understand that there is a careful balance and that you know your clientele and can gauge the degree of discretion. For others who are interested, like myself, I appreciate the transparency displayed by @Orderofthegooddeath -granted if it were my loved one, I'm not sure I'd want the details
@AngelusDlion I'm so sorry for your loss. I too find comfort in understanding and seeing the whole picture. I'm glad you are able to find comfort in this difficult time.
Death is the one thing that EVERY person has in common in this world. The ONLY thing that we all have in common. It's every bit as natural as breathing that someday we will stop someday.
Being afraid of it doesn't change it or anything, demystifying it is good. Because living afraid of dying is really being afraid of the natural processes of life.
Do you use it? Or is it just style, fitting the rest of your decoration?
Hmmm or maybe it's used to actually sew up bodies. So here is my second question (first beeing, do you use the singer? ;) )
With a dead body that is seriously damaged from an accident or other circumstance, if there was supposed to be an open casket funeral, is the state of the body a problem? Is display of a corpse in a bad condition impossible or can restoration be performed?
In an earlier episode, you mentioned there are pounds and pounds of ashes left after cremation but when my grandmother was cremated, my family was given a very small box of ashes. What happened to the rest of her ashes? Are families not given all of the ashes?
hehe you are funny. I'm still not sure about the existence of 'exploding casket syndrome' Apparently it's when gases build up in a air tight casket and once it reaches a certain point it blows the lid off the casket and even mausoleum walls.
Miss GoodDeath please continue with this series as it makes me smile, I am a lover of sleep and this may be bad to say but death will be the end of alarms work and a stressful world...so to imagine myself never having to wake up for work or ever is a peaceful thought... i appreciate life but death is a rest i welcome at its given time
you need to pitch a television show! you are so personable and engaging. i love your videos - you're making an otherwise really scary and touchy subject accessible, non offensive and informative. weekly videos please? :)
A friend of mine died this week and at the wake all I could think about was how having someone like you around would've made it easier and less... uncomfortable/scary. As it is I already understood a lot more of what had gone on "behind the curtain" as that other funeral director said, and I think it helped me. So thanks... and please keep on educating us, it's really worth it.
So, my other half and talk semi-regularly about our burial wishes, so we can keep up-to-date if either of us changes our minds. Lately, my other half has been really interested in being sent out on a burning longboat. Is this even legal/permitted as a form of corpse disposal these days? Would the corpse cremate properly, or would it sink and end up floating up and horrifying some kids at the beach?
I have to thank The Mary Sue website for guiding me to your channel. You are so fascinating and funny, I watched all your eps backwards! lol Please continue to make more videos because I like your attitude towards death because it makes it okay to view death in any other way but absolute boredom or depression.
This is kind of a gross question ...but...Do you ever hear about necrophiliac morticians "having their way" with corpses? A long time ago I heard about this guy working at a funeral place and of course he was caught in the end. But what I'm wondering is how often does this sort of thing occur? The very thought horrifies me to no end.
First of all, I'm really digging the videos, well done.
Second, you mentioned maritime burials are a thing. Are maritime burials legal, and how are they performed? Also, is it possible to have a viking funeral in this day and age?
I don't think anything about death (or life!) should be 'kept behind closed curtains'. If people don't want to hear certain details, fine. But for those who are curious and want to face whatever fears they may have, all information should be readily available.
Q. How do you feel about working with suicide 'clients'?
hello i love your videos you are morbid and entertaining. we work in opposite end of the same business i work in hospice so i guess i do the compassionate care and comfort care and get them ready for you. i could talk to you for hours. cause i think about mortality and being fortunate to have another day of life often. i have two questions one is ... is it true that the drug PCP is made from enbalming fluid? next what do you think about necrophilia? it's Not 4 me..keep doing what u do
Well, katlerantics, I think that you are way out of line. Why would you not want people to know exactly what goes on in the funeral home? I think that it's more important to share knowledge and to be willing to answer questions than to hide behind "tradition" to perpetuate ignorance. Guess us non-funeral directors just can't handle death, huh? Get off your high horse and quit shaming her for educating.
This is my new favorite video series. I've always been into the macabre, but never really had an interest in modern mortuary practices until watching. Subscribed and following on Twitter, keep the series going! :D
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I get what you're doing with this video series, but as a fellow funeral director, I think you are way out of line. We are responsible for keeping a lot of this stuff behind the curtains. Decorum, respect, reverence, and dignity....we need to preserve these things. Educating people is good but sharing trade secrets is seriously not cool.
@katlerantics I must respectfully disagree. I believe that our sometimes pathological fear of death and dying is due to silence and keeping things "behind the curtains." The whole point of this series is to show that death and its practices are not as bad or scary as they seem. There's nothing that I would do to a body that I wouldn't respectfully share with the deceased's family. Keeping trade secrets a secret is a one way train to corruption.
what you said! Corruption in society is getting worse and worse everyday its sad and actually kind of disturbing! I am a mortuary science major and i want to learn everything i can scary or not. And whats the whole thing about "trade secrets?" I am sorry but that in itself sounds really fishy. ITS A FUNERAL BUSINESS! Why would you wanna keep secrets when your dealing with such a sensitive subject? Secrets sounds like something is wrong in the funeral industry!
@katlerantics I completely disagree with you. Knowledge is nothing to keep hidden behind closed doors. And trade secrets?? It's not like you're Pepsi hiding your secret recipe and practices, you're providing a service. I certainly would rather know how my food was prepared than hope it was prepared with clean hands, and I would much rather know what was involved in my family's and my own funeral then just hope that everything was done respectfully. I applaud you Caitlin!
@katlerantics I also disagree. I do not see how "sharing trade secrets" is NOT sticking to decorum, respect, reverence, and dignity. If people are using your industry/business, they should know exactly what is going to happen to the body of their loved one. Perhaps you're afraid that if people knew the "behind the scenes" they might be turned off to "traditional" procedures like embalming, and go to more natural procedures like this woman offers.
@katlerantics I wouldn't feel comfortable working with a funeral director that keeps secrets. That makes me incredibly uncomfortable. I appreciate Caitlin's honesty and I love her website. In fact she is helping me conquer my own fear of death. What is it you are hiding?
Hey, thanks for that tidbit about the hair. I had no idea! Also a big LOL to you keeping your friend's hair on the hand. You're really cool, I'm very much enjoying these vids.
Absolutely proud to be one of the living people whose hair you have sitting around your apartment. Personally, I recommend mixing ink and glue and affixing the hair to cardstock in pleasing patterns.
*Is it possible to keep a human corpse in a giant container filled with say formaldehyde, similar to how some people preserve small animals in jars with rubbing alcohol?-RoseBedHorror
I'm pretty sure that the answer is yes. You can take off the skin and preserve it, then stretch it across a canvas. I swear I heard about taxidermists who do that.
but if we think about the distance between planets, and stars, and it would we large enaugh then the corpse probably would float in the freeze state all the time?
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR MORTICIAN EXAM!!!
TheEritreanidol 1 day ago
awesome videos! i want to go to mortician college after i get out of the military :)
whttrumpet 1 week ago
if someone dies and they are wearing items such as contact lenses or a tampon, do these items get removed before they are buried or cremated?
sweeetleaf689 1 week ago 5
What happens to the body before a human dies?
aNGLICANcHOIR92 1 week ago
Why aren't you making more???? This is awesome...do people get people who put silver on peoples eyes when cremated
luv2h8574 2 weeks ago
Prease, prease, prease make moooore! I love your show! You're very informative, and you answer the questions that everyone wants to know, but aren't brave enough to ask.
Please!!! -3
lovelygrapes 2 weeks ago
I seriously love all of your videos! More! Please? :)
MrsLucilleDavenport 2 weeks ago
My question is what is the most gruesome looking body you've ever cremated and what made it look gruesome
brainmould 3 weeks ago
Episode 6 please please please!
somefilesarenotknown 3 weeks ago
When my Labrador had to be put to sleep at the age of 15 due to kidney failure and severe arthritus, I kept some of her fur.
RestrictedAccessCIP 3 weeks ago
@RestrictedAccessCIP We cremated my dog. We keep his ashes in his old treat jar on top of the fridge.
JaveyPavok 1 week ago
where are the new videos were DYING !!!! also have you ever had a beheaded body or if not what is the goriest corps you've ever prepared. we love you XXXXX
tintin3592 3 weeks ago
From my point of view you use comedy to deal with dead. I can see you've accepted death which is in my opinion healthy. Although as someone who's had two+ out of body experiences, the physical body's natural processes after death is important and best be noted so one can leave the fear of death behind. I personally don't know your "beliefs" after death, but again from experience your immortal (soul?) and thanks so much for making death a part of my life!
superthingguy 4 weeks ago
How do you prepare a body of someone who died of suicide using a gun for an open casket. I went to one when I was little, and if you didn't know, you wouldn't have known from seeing the body.
BPann 1 month ago
After someone dies, do they move? And if they do, how often does that happen? I heard it was a sort of muscular after effect... ?
provon1 1 month ago
Question: When someone dies, is it true that they "void their bowels"? On that same note, can your eyes stay open when you die, or would they close automatically?
BPann 1 month ago
@BPann No, not necessarily. I guess it would depend on how they die. I've worked in the ER since I was 16 off and on and seen lots of people die and I don't remember anyone voiding their bowels spontaneously. I didn't check everyone's chonies, but I would have taken note of something like that. I promise next time I'm at work and we have a death, I will take a closer look for you. ; )
uradickmom 4 weeks ago
Love your vids! I saw you on ch 11/fox news today!!! Thats how I got here!!! :D
73missyd 1 month ago
¡AWESOME VIDEOS! BUT ¡¡¡We need EPISODE 6!!!!!
MrAnnoyingtroll 1 month ago
I just love these videos. You're hilarious :)
The90SecondMom 1 month ago
Topic idea! I am also a mortician as well as a Cypress College graduate and one question I encounter at work is in regards to clothing. Surprisingly, a lot of people do not understand why we ask for items such as high collar shirts, long sleeves, and underwear (Yes; underwear!!) Would you mind explaining why most funeral homes make such requests?
MoonStrucx 1 month ago 3
Oh god. Thank you so much for existing. I always wondered all sorts of these things but didn't know where to ask.
prettyinpunk666 1 month ago
Do you ever play wicked intense classical music during the cremation process (Verdi Requiem Dies Irae), or rather, can this be requested to take place for the more cinematically inclined? Paul, Australia
Greykeys88 1 month ago
What would you do with a body that has died of a really hardcore infectious disease? Is there any way that you could freeze the body or something in order to kill the disease in order to give the body a proper burial?
robertfloydfinch 1 month ago 8
Why Arent you famous yet?
TheFamilySideShow 1 month ago
She said UPVOTE! <3 <3 <3
fashionista16 1 month ago
is mummification still being practiced today? if so... how do you do it at this time and age?
sneekyfreak12 1 month ago 2
I was wondering if it would be possible to fossilize a body, maybe by pumping it with silica?
Nita611 1 month ago
Will blood dry up in a dead body if it is not removed? And if it will, how long would that take?
MsSageification 1 month ago
You had me at "frozen corpsicle." : )
stellahella 1 month ago
I'm a Nursing student and we had a lecture on Palliative Care and death related stuff and we were told that embalming a body is very expensive and increases based on height. Is this true? Also, how much would it cost to embalm someone who is 6'6" (My height)?
This is my new fav channel!
SqueekyT 1 month ago
Why would the body slow down in the space section?
NatInAcid 1 month ago
I just want to say THANK YOU for doing these video's, making a "not so easy to talk about" topic that much more approachable! :))
Video suggestions: 2 things,(1) 3 day "wake" body left in home for visitations in the past and (2) the "bellman" at the cemetary, and the tieing of a bell to ones finger (in the past) in case they would awake under ground the bell man could unearth them... keep up the great work! :)) would like to see videos released more often! RobbF - Canada
rferster 1 month ago
I have a question! I know this isn't the kind of work you do, but I was wondering what cosmetics are generally used in funeral homes. Are there special dead-people brands?
Saw my first open-casket funeral last summer. I was disturbed by a) how much slap they used and b) how much it did NOT make my friend look anything but dead. It looked a bit like theatre makeup to me -- that unnatural, caked-on look that only works under stage lights from the audience.
cumaeansibyl 1 month ago 2
@cumaeansibyl I agree about the make-up thing. I saw my Grandma in her casket (the only one in my family with the balls to do it apart from my Dad) and I felt the same way. I felt that I was looking at a pretty wax doll version of my Grandma, I mean it kinda looked like my Grandma but it was wearing lipstick which my tomboy Grandma rarely did. And she didn't look dead, it looked like a wax doll.
SelltyR 1 month ago
@orderofthegooddeath
i did have one question: how do you feel about liquefaction (alkaline hydrolysis), such as processes like CycledLife? i personally think it's a great alternative to cremation, since it's affordable, there's no potentially noxious smoke and the sterile grey water can be returned to the earth as fertilizer.
also, why do you think so many states and funeral industry groups seem to be so opposed to it?
catpee11 1 month ago 4
@catpee11
i know a pretty good answer, something we all love and cherish called "politics" EVERYTHING evolves around what the big man wants. EVERYTHING!
pukencry 1 month ago
@orderofthegooddeath
your videos are great! i think it's important for people to know what happens after death (and i think a little bit of humor certainly makes it easier!) i actually seriously considered mortuary sciences at one time, but realised i just wouldn't have the mental fortitude when it came to children (although i do have a friend that is a mortician, and she said working with young children is the most important aspect of her job to her.)
catpee11 1 month ago
Hi, I have a quick question for you. When it says on a death certificate "Type of disposition(s), what does that mean? And what does BU mean as a disposition? I just got my grandfather's death certificate and I'm curious. Thank you for your time.
uradickmom 1 month ago
@MsElskee I believe it is good for people to be answered when they want to know details. I think it is bad to conceal details when asked for them by families or curious people in general. That being said, a public forum seems to lack the decorum we are supposed to have. I understand disclosure and think it is important but later, if too much is disclosed, a person may feel traumatized by what they know when it's time to bury their own loved-ones.
katlerantics 1 month ago
totally stumbled on your vids and love them! Finally, there's a voice for what we are all dying to know! ;)
My question is a simple one, but one that has been on my mind every time i see a cheesy death scene in a movie. Why do people always feel so cold right before they pass? Is it because of the blood lost? If i die of so called 'natural causes, can i avoid that part of getting cold before passing?
Thanks and again, great job on this vids!!
All the best,
Chris from Canada.
SkyyRawks 1 month ago
Love the videos. I work in a Historic Victorian house and would love to know more about their Mourning rituals for a possible exhibit--we have some really great "hair art" on display. But the real question is: Do you have an opinion about making diamonds from cremated remains? I'm interested in the prospect, and how exactly would that work? Thanks! and haters gonna hate
lrw1999 1 month ago 5
@comments directed toward myself....Just want to say I respectfully disagree. I do what I was taught in mortuary school, and a big part of that is not going into the gory details with people about what happens behind the scenes. The images they get in their minds when they know can be very damaging psychologically during a time of loss. I'm not hiding anything, I just think that preserving dignity means leaving out the details in a public forum.
katlerantics 1 month ago
@katlerantics I feel that there's room for both "schools". I agree with you in the respect that most people do not want to know the details-- for those people you would be the ideal funeral director. I understand that there is a careful balance and that you know your clientele and can gauge the degree of discretion. For others who are interested, like myself, I appreciate the transparency displayed by @Orderofthegooddeath -granted if it were my loved one, I'm not sure I'd want the details
MsElskee 1 month ago
@MsElskee they jut took my grandmother away and that as the last I ever saw of her.
I was literally holding her hand when she passed.
Not saying I disagree with you, but saying that I find some comfort in what @orderofthegoodeath is saying.
AngelusDlion 1 month ago
@AngelusDlion I'm so sorry for your loss. I too find comfort in understanding and seeing the whole picture. I'm glad you are able to find comfort in this difficult time.
MsElskee 1 month ago
@MsElskee Oh I didn't mean to imply I was still mourning.
though it was my first experience with the death of a loved one, this was 10 years ago.
Yes it's effected me deeply in a spiritual way. How could literally seeng someone in the final minutes of their life not?
It was a good gentle passing surrounded by people who loved her. How can I not be happy for that?
Thank you for your kid words though.
It does warm my heart to think a stranger would care.
AngelusDlion 1 month ago
What is with the taboo about talking about death?
Why do others in your profession feel that way?
Death is the one thing that EVERY person has in common in this world. The ONLY thing that we all have in common. It's every bit as natural as breathing that someday we will stop someday.
Being afraid of it doesn't change it or anything, demystifying it is good. Because living afraid of dying is really being afraid of the natural processes of life.
AngelusDlion 1 month ago
that wold be the ultra cremation wouldn't it?
that's what I want done to me..:)
AngelusDlion 1 month ago
Oooooooh a Singer! So beautiful.
Do you use it? Or is it just style, fitting the rest of your decoration?
Hmmm or maybe it's used to actually sew up bodies. So here is my second question (first beeing, do you use the singer? ;) )
With a dead body that is seriously damaged from an accident or other circumstance, if there was supposed to be an open casket funeral, is the state of the body a problem? Is display of a corpse in a bad condition impossible or can restoration be performed?
ruolbu 1 month ago
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insanitycreek 1 month ago
whats you biggest annoyance while working ?
thatswherethefruitis 1 month ago 2
You have a lot of dead friends!
LifeFilms 1 month ago
Do more! Your vids are quite helpful and informative. :)
edhelespyn 1 month ago
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You probably get this a lot, but was the show "Six Feet Under" (minus the family drama), an accurate representation of how a funeral home is run?
rachelspark 1 month ago
You probably get this a lot, but was the show "Six Feet Under" (minus the family drama), an accurate representation of how a funeral home is run?
rachelspark 1 month ago 2
:D love you
NASUIEE 1 month ago
Say a person has quite a few body piercings or implants throughout their body, what happens to those?
BrenColRec 1 month ago
I thought it weird collecting locks of hair of loved ones, no I can step out and be counted. I have several locks of hair.
Traderhorn2011 1 month ago
In an earlier episode, you mentioned there are pounds and pounds of ashes left after cremation but when my grandmother was cremated, my family was given a very small box of ashes. What happened to the rest of her ashes? Are families not given all of the ashes?
glitterbitesback 1 month ago
Falling corpse star.. Viewing that actually seems like it'd be beautiful doesnt it?
katechaos 1 month ago
Oooo!! I loved "Stiff"!!
katechaos 1 month ago
hehe you are funny. I'm still not sure about the existence of 'exploding casket syndrome' Apparently it's when gases build up in a air tight casket and once it reaches a certain point it blows the lid off the casket and even mausoleum walls.
TheUnknownManInBlack 1 month ago
I Really love this series. hope you keep doing it. Thanks!
kraineym 1 month ago
You say that keeping another's hair as a relic isn't illegal, what is it that people want that is illegal?
CyberPsyLen 1 month ago
@CyberPsyLen I"m guessing bones and flesh. real body parts not hair.
AngelusDlion 1 month ago
Miss GoodDeath please continue with this series as it makes me smile, I am a lover of sleep and this may be bad to say but death will be the end of alarms work and a stressful world...so to imagine myself never having to wake up for work or ever is a peaceful thought... i appreciate life but death is a rest i welcome at its given time
sweetlov1989 1 month ago
Yay another video. :) You honestly make death a little less 'scary'.
CrimsonCatacombs 1 month ago
Are Breast implants removed before cremation and what do they do with medical implants after cremation?
makiebi1 1 month ago 2
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you need to pitch a television show! you are so personable and engaging. i love your videos - you're making an otherwise really scary and touchy subject accessible, non offensive and informative. weekly videos please? :)
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A friend of mine died this week and at the wake all I could think about was how having someone like you around would've made it easier and less... uncomfortable/scary. As it is I already understood a lot more of what had gone on "behind the curtain" as that other funeral director said, and I think it helped me. So thanks... and please keep on educating us, it's really worth it.
mnemosyned 1 month ago
No prizes for guessing who the 1 dislike is.....
NeighGirl 1 month ago 3
@orderofthegooddeath
So, my other half and talk semi-regularly about our burial wishes, so we can keep up-to-date if either of us changes our minds. Lately, my other half has been really interested in being sent out on a burning longboat. Is this even legal/permitted as a form of corpse disposal these days? Would the corpse cremate properly, or would it sink and end up floating up and horrifying some kids at the beach?
weenerbunnyable 1 month ago 21
QUESTION! How do you feel about full body donations?
melvasaiel 1 month ago 2
I got one: What is the difference between a Hearse, a Combination car, and a First Call Car?
cesariojpn 1 month ago
She is sooo sweet! I Like her!
denia72 1 month ago
I have to thank The Mary Sue website for guiding me to your channel. You are so fascinating and funny, I watched all your eps backwards! lol Please continue to make more videos because I like your attitude towards death because it makes it okay to view death in any other way but absolute boredom or depression.
jynxproof84 1 month ago
This is kind of a gross question ...but...Do you ever hear about necrophiliac morticians "having their way" with corpses? A long time ago I heard about this guy working at a funeral place and of course he was caught in the end. But what I'm wondering is how often does this sort of thing occur? The very thought horrifies me to no end.
8LotusBlossom8 1 month ago
First of all, I'm really digging the videos, well done.
Second, you mentioned maritime burials are a thing. Are maritime burials legal, and how are they performed? Also, is it possible to have a viking funeral in this day and age?
TheTurbogigity 1 month ago 3
i was surfing the net like meh and then i saw a new Ask a Mortician Episode! made my day XD
LightRaven13 1 month ago
Corpsicle! LOL
I don't think anything about death (or life!) should be 'kept behind closed curtains'. If people don't want to hear certain details, fine. But for those who are curious and want to face whatever fears they may have, all information should be readily available.
Q. How do you feel about working with suicide 'clients'?
lisacs83 1 month ago 2
I want to become a shooting star. New life goal.
CandyBulletBree 1 month ago
can you still by coffins rather than caskets?
astralgravy 1 month ago
What do you do with metal prosthetics, such as hip or knee replacements, after a cremation?
ChicknLil06 1 month ago
hello i love your videos you are morbid and entertaining. we work in opposite end of the same business i work in hospice so i guess i do the compassionate care and comfort care and get them ready for you. i could talk to you for hours. cause i think about mortality and being fortunate to have another day of life often. i have two questions one is ... is it true that the drug PCP is made from enbalming fluid? next what do you think about necrophilia? it's Not 4 me..keep doing what u do
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I was so sad when you said "last question" :( lol
0Blue0Sparkle 1 month ago
Well, katlerantics, I think that you are way out of line. Why would you not want people to know exactly what goes on in the funeral home? I think that it's more important to share knowledge and to be willing to answer questions than to hide behind "tradition" to perpetuate ignorance. Guess us non-funeral directors just can't handle death, huh? Get off your high horse and quit shaming her for educating.
LonLeroux 1 month ago
you're my favorite thing on youtube, and PLEASE answer the question about taking tattoos off a body to display as art!!!
alullie 1 month ago
This is my new favorite video series. I've always been into the macabre, but never really had an interest in modern mortuary practices until watching. Subscribed and following on Twitter, keep the series going! :D
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I get what you're doing with this video series, but as a fellow funeral director, I think you are way out of line. We are responsible for keeping a lot of this stuff behind the curtains. Decorum, respect, reverence, and dignity....we need to preserve these things. Educating people is good but sharing trade secrets is seriously not cool.
katlerantics 1 month ago
@katlerantics I must respectfully disagree. I believe that our sometimes pathological fear of death and dying is due to silence and keeping things "behind the curtains." The whole point of this series is to show that death and its practices are not as bad or scary as they seem. There's nothing that I would do to a body that I wouldn't respectfully share with the deceased's family. Keeping trade secrets a secret is a one way train to corruption.
OrderoftheGoodDeath 1 month ago 123
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what you said! Corruption in society is getting worse and worse everyday its sad and actually kind of disturbing! I am a mortuary science major and i want to learn everything i can scary or not. And whats the whole thing about "trade secrets?" I am sorry but that in itself sounds really fishy. ITS A FUNERAL BUSINESS! Why would you wanna keep secrets when your dealing with such a sensitive subject? Secrets sounds like something is wrong in the funeral industry!
pukencry 1 month ago
@katlerantics I completely disagree with you. Knowledge is nothing to keep hidden behind closed doors. And trade secrets?? It's not like you're Pepsi hiding your secret recipe and practices, you're providing a service. I certainly would rather know how my food was prepared than hope it was prepared with clean hands, and I would much rather know what was involved in my family's and my own funeral then just hope that everything was done respectfully. I applaud you Caitlin!
th100624678 1 month ago
@katlerantics I understand your perspective, but are decorum, respect, reverence, and dignity really maintained through ignorance alone?
kinotonberry 1 month ago
@katlerantics I also disagree. I do not see how "sharing trade secrets" is NOT sticking to decorum, respect, reverence, and dignity. If people are using your industry/business, they should know exactly what is going to happen to the body of their loved one. Perhaps you're afraid that if people knew the "behind the scenes" they might be turned off to "traditional" procedures like embalming, and go to more natural procedures like this woman offers.
melvasaiel 1 month ago
@katlerantics I wouldn't feel comfortable working with a funeral director that keeps secrets. That makes me incredibly uncomfortable. I appreciate Caitlin's honesty and I love her website. In fact she is helping me conquer my own fear of death. What is it you are hiding?
katechaos 1 month ago
@katlerantics Um.. why is sharig "trade secrets" Not cool?
Afraid we'll be able to do without you?
Seriously though. If we didn't want to know we wouldn't be watching ti.
AngelusDlion 1 month ago
@katlerantics No.
LudwigLobsters 1 month ago
@katlerantics ha ha ur too uptight
sooouuuuper 1 month ago
Can I buy a coffin at a Funeral Home for home use and not for funerary use?
cesariojpn 1 month ago
@cesariojpn you can buy them online for less than a thousand dollars (also free shipping!) at a place called best price caskets
AlienEeeter 1 month ago
@AlienEeeter Feh. Buy Local, Stay Local!!
cesariojpn 1 month ago
Do you deal with pet cremation and have you had any strange experiences with it?
MissAmelliaJade 1 month ago
That hair things a great idea. My families always saying I have good hair. Lol but can you shave a head after its been dead to donate it?
Hepcatty 1 month ago
Sooo when i die i want someone to keep my skull is that possible????
MOBmakeup 1 month ago
Wonderful show! Victorian Hairwork is amazing not to mention fun to collect and there are many hairballs still out there creating beautiful mementos.
I'm curious is it possible to have other items placed in the cremation container to be cremated with the deceased?
MyGraveAddiction 1 month ago
Why would anyone ever dump you O.o
lucyandnyuuatonce 1 month ago
When my first dog passed away, almost every member of my family took a small clipping of his fur. I still have mine!
XxLadyLunaxX 1 month ago
I love your videos! You make me want to become a mortician.
alexpringle20 1 month ago
LOOK ! up in the sky it's a bird it's a plane it's Super Cremated Man !
Stephenamesbruner 1 month ago
I really like the last question because of all the solid info, thanks for the vids!
BrothersFreedive 1 month ago
MARY MOTHERFUCKING ROACH!!! *fistpump*
AgentBeryllium 1 month ago
Hey, thanks for that tidbit about the hair. I had no idea! Also a big LOL to you keeping your friend's hair on the hand. You're really cool, I'm very much enjoying these vids.
kidsisterrr 1 month ago
Absolutely proud to be one of the living people whose hair you have sitting around your apartment. Personally, I recommend mixing ink and glue and affixing the hair to cardstock in pleasing patterns.
sidbranca 1 month ago
Horray another episode, sorry to hear about your mother :(
Thebadcommenter 1 month ago
I've missed you!
The616Necropheliac 1 month ago
Totally getting hair from my mum & grandmother.
monroeetc 1 month ago
What are some non-traditional burial methods that are legal in the US?
MsFantasyfactory 1 month ago 8
*Is it possible to keep a human corpse in a giant container filled with say formaldehyde, similar to how some people preserve small animals in jars with rubbing alcohol?-RoseBedHorror
RoseBedHorror 1 month ago 3
Dude, I want to be super cremated.
20killers 1 month ago 3
I love this vlog. Informative, yet hilarious!
SqueekyT 1 month ago
Can a tattoo be taken off the body and displayed as art after death in modern times? -andy
LTredxawn 1 month ago 30
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I'm pretty sure that the answer is yes. You can take off the skin and preserve it, then stretch it across a canvas. I swear I heard about taxidermists who do that.
lucyandnyuuatonce 1 month ago
Thumbs up for the pretty Singer behind you.
Gdorchaser13 1 month ago
I love Mary Roach
orangutangjt 1 month ago
What is the worst thing you've had to deal with as a part of your work as a mortician?
NobodyMetal 1 month ago 71
You are so awesome!
HystericalStrength 1 month ago
you are awesome!!! love watching your videos!
LittleFrenchFry555 1 month ago
Keep it up, I enjoy you way too much. No questions here. XD
LITyouknow 1 month ago
aw i love you <3
MoshieMishie 1 month ago
but if we think about the distance between planets, and stars, and it would we large enaugh then the corpse probably would float in the freeze state all the time?
kotmichi 1 month ago
Can partially decomposed people still be part of an open casket ceremony? If so, how are the problems surrounding the body solved?
Boogieforme 1 month ago 2
And the hair is lovely, soft, and is SUCH a visual reminder of a person. So much of people's appearance is their hair!
DestructoPop 1 month ago
Yes! I new video. You just made my morning. Thanks!
Picardslovechild 1 month ago