When a body is ready to be cremated, the casket is removed from refrigerated storage and placed on a hydraulic lift table that looks like a gurney, then wheeled over to one of the machines. An error would be catastrophic and unforgivable, so Rosehill uses two forms of ID to make sure ...
Once the body is completely burned, the chamber is then cooled and the cremated remains, which are often still recognizable as human skeletal remains, are swept with a long-handled hoe or wire-bristle broom into a tray. A powerful hand-held magnet is run through the ash to pick up metal...
In human cremation, there are strict regulations in place to ensure that only one body is cremated at a time (unless special arrangements were made for family members who died together), and great care is taken to ensure each body is treated with respect. Most pet crematoriums do mass crem...
Other groups, such as Science Care, do allow both organ donation and whole-body donation [sources: Miller, Science Care]. When the group finishes with your body, the leftovers are cremated and returned to your family. No family receives compensation for a body donation; that's illegal [...
If you will be traveling internationally, be prepared to meet the requirements set out by your destination country. In most cases, you will need a death certificate that states the cause of death. Mailing Cremated Remains Another option is to ship the remains by mail, which is fully legal ...
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You may have been on the path, but everyone knows that you have to give way to the dinosaur on the right-hand-side, especially if that dinosaur is already annoyed, and several times your size!” “Now hang on a minute, sir, the right-of-way rule only applies if you’re giving way...
However, Leach has warned that the sound might be different, due to the irregular-sized ashes preventing the record’s grooves from being perfectly smooth. This produces a slight crackle-pop sound when the needle goes over it. Part of the science of creating these records is knowing how much...
Ask any shrink, and they'll tell you how often people torture themselves over lack of proper closure. Putting the body of your pet to rest yourself is, for lack of a better phrase, something that feels right once it's done. As I stood there looking at the grave when it was finished...
I have had pain many a times. I can take it. At least I would feel human. This numbness… is more exhausting… that the actual pain. PLEASE, let me have pain! PLEASE…. I need to miss you, feel angry with you, cry, shout everything, KB. I need to grieve our friendship. I ca...