Valerie, Alan Greenwood & Sons Funeral Director had a really comforting vibe about her. Just listening to her voice made me extremely relaxed which is obviously important when dealing with recently bereaved families.
Even funeral directors find it hard at times to deal with the inevitable, especially bodies that have been taken away from this life at such an early stage or the bodies unfortunately unrecognisable through huge impact accidents. When accidents happen this way, families are left to come and identify the body and can be extremely difficult when their body cannot be recognised. Tattoos, scars, peircings can be the only way of disguinguishing the body.
Valerie stated that the cause of death and what they do with the body after death can make it more difficult for her, emotionally and physically. She has once had to deal with an unfortunate man who had a rare brain disorder and his brain was then removed for research. When organs are removed from the bodies they have to be taken within hours to the next port of call and kept preserved until needed. When hearing ambulances with loud sirens these are quite often carrying organs to the next station in order for them to be re-used.
When removing organs from the body the doctors cut from the throat down to the vagina/penis area. This is also applyed to unexpected deaths to establish the cause of the deceased.
When someone dies unexpectedly a coroner gets involved which then the poilce are needed to investigate. When a body is being flown home rom abroad the coroners are also informed. This is called a 'Repatreation'.
Posted by Jaime Russon
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