A typical day in the mortuary 

Thank you. They deserve our respect and care x

💜sending love and hugs xx

So much care and respect shown 👍. Thank you for what you do 🌹

My Aunt just passed away yesterday. I hope she gets the same love and respect as these people did!

Hi Joy, always, to me it's my mum, dad, sister, friend, family. It's how I hoped my parents and other friends and family who have died were taken care of 🤞 Thank you lovely 😊💚💚

Wow, yes these things are generally hidden away which is probably why so many people have such a fear of death. We are glad you found our channel 💛

Thank you Natalie, I am privileged to be given the opportunity to care for those who no longer can care for themselves 🙏💚💚

You noticed ❤️ I have a draw full of red hearts all different sizes, so to fit the size of the property I am returning to the family. Little ❤️ for rings and earrings, slightly larger ❤️ for watches and bulker jewellery. I have always done this (don't know if any other Mortician does it or not?) It's my way of telling the family, it's with much love & care I return the property, as I never usually get to meet the family of the deceased person. Thank you for noticing 💚💚

@@Areyoudyingtoknow that's so beautiful, and I'm sure it gives the families comfort. When my mom went into ICU and was put on the ventilator, the nurse put her earrings in a bag for me to take home. I put them in the front pocket of my purse, and that's where they've been ever since. Well, I did move them to my new purse...because I just can't seem to put them away, 4 years later. She never got to come home, so it's my way of carrying that part of her with me, I guess. Or it's just one of my trauma reactions, showing time stood still, and that's part of the Me that still lives at that hospital, waiting for her to get better. Either way.... Sitting in that very hospital not long after she passed with my sister in law (my father had to get a procedure), I showed her the earrings in the bag. A few minutes later, she pulled her mom's keyring out of her purse (who had passed about 7 years prior) and said "I get it." Long winded way of saying that these small things can mean so much. 💜

Oh lovely we are so very sorry to hear such a sad story 😞 on the loss of your mum, we both send you our deepest condolences 🌹 we hope the years help you heal a little but we know it never takes away the pain of the loss. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us 💚 I will never stop putting my little red hearts in with the property I return, for some reason it just makes me feel better when I do. I don't know why 🤷‍♀️ it makes me feel better but it does. Take good care 💚💚

It is very sad, but remember someone needs to take good care of these people at their most vulnerable state. This is how I cope with seeing death knowing I can help take care of them 💚 hope you are ok xx

They’re not there anymore. It’s just their shell. Their souls have gone on to the next world.

And to know that ALL of US will be there one day. I pray our souls is pure , our hearts is open , and most importantly we are fully connected to Allah (God) by the time we die. I love you all 🩶

I think what’s sad is how they had to go

It is the fate of all of us

Thanks for that lovely comment, I really do. 💜 My job is such an absolute privilege xx

Thank you Margaret 😚 I agree totally with you, it is our soul moving on 💚💚

I think all of lives the soul slowly prepare us to leaves this body after our death to be reborn to the light .Our body is only a shell to live on this world and like a butterfly discard the old shell and fly free.

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For me... I ain't afraid of death. But mainly sad for the people who will miss me. My kids and husband. That is why I want to die when they are all older and well off and have life partners

Oh my goodness, what such loss in only a few years 😞 how terrible sad. We are both so sorry to hear 10 deaths in one family that's unbelievable 😞 It is really good to know your funeral home as you always feel more comfortable in asking questions and trusting your family with them. We are really please to hear of other caring funeral companies like the one you use because you hear so many horror story in the press about funeral home not doing the right thing. Thank you so much for your kind words and support 🙏 Please take good care 💚💚

Oh my goodness we are so very sorry to hear you have just lost your aunty 😔 sending you our deepest condolences 🌹🌹 please take good care 🙏💚💚

Yes Cyndy you are definitely correct 😊💚💚

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Thank you so much Taylor 💚 You never know we may do some more like this ☺️ take care 💚💚

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Thank you so much Missy 💚💚

Oooh my goodness David, yes I do all the time and I say something very similar. Once I start chatting to my deceased I can't stop, if a stranger was to walk in my mortuary they would think I was nutts 😉😂💚💚

Thank you Marie 💚💚

Thank you as always for your kind comments 😊💚💚

Awww thank you so much for your kind words ❤️ beautiful ❤️❤️

That's why we need to make the most of it while we are here💜💐

Thank you, what a lovely thing to say 🙂

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Thanks Steve xx

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Thank you for your kind words ❤️❤️

Thank you Nancy 🌹 💚💚

Thank you! Hope you are well 🙂💚💚

Thank you Amanda 😗💚💚

Hi, always covered up💚. Thank you for watching take care 😊💚

Thanks Mike, very true.🙂

Yes, sad, but true xx

so many people die in ur neighbour 😢

Yes the smells can be a bit overwhelming 🥹 thank you for sharing 🤗❤️

@@Areyoudyingtoknow of course! I really love these kind of stuff! I always find them fascinating

Hi, it a very rewarding job. Thank you for your comments 🤗💚💚

Thanks for watching! And you kind words and support 🙏🥰💚

Thanks Zoe, hope you are well 😘💚💚

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Hi, if you really want to work in this area then go for it. Yes most likely it will be training on the job. You have nothing to lose send in you resume (CV). Let us know how you go ☺️💚💚

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Thank you Wayne always so kind☺️ I do love to chat away to my deceased, in my head we are having a full blown conversation 😉 take care 😊💚💚

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Hi Steve, it's sad to hear that people are been treat like that but I have seen that myself with the bigger funeral home in the city's, I don't know what the answer is, more staff probably but that's not going to happen. We embalm bodies that are to be buried in above ground vaults, on families request, religious reason and if been repatriated to another country. Most of the deceased I care for are not embalmed. Thank you for your question and good luck with the job, take care 😊💚

Hi, we have done a video on this before a while ago, you may come across the one sometime. We could revisit this again at some point. Will add to our list of questions ☺️ Thank you so much for your suggestion 😃💚

Hi, that's so exciting, it is such a rewarding job and a privilege to look after family loved one 💚 I have been to Montana, many years ago loved it. Ok this will be one of the first things you learn in Mortuary school or at least it should be. The head block is one of the most important piece of equipment in the Mortuary. It's purpose is one to keep the head in a position you can work with, so it doesn't move around. Another most important things is so the head is always elevated and facing up because if the head is flat and falling to one side all the blood and fluids will gather at this point causing postmortem hypostasis (livor mortis or lividity) is classically defined as the intravascular pooling of blood in gravitationally dependent parts of the body after death. However, intense lividity can be associated with small hemorrhages in the skin, so-called postmortem hypostatic hemorrhages (Tardieu spots). This is very difficult to remove from the face if at all, so you end up with one side of the face bright red and tiny dark red spots and the other side clear and natural. Very hard to cosmitise over, given a 2 tone look to the face, it's not good. So always always keep the head elevated and in the middle so the face is looking straight up. Now you can go in armed with that information ☺️ Take care and good luck in your work journey 💚💚

What part of Montana?! I live in Montana :)

Hi yes very much so. Full protection should be worn always when preparing a dead body as we often don't know if the body is infectious or not. So it's best to treat everyone with caution. Thank you for your question take care 😊💚

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I am not a doctor but I am very strong 💪😊

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😘 I am privileged to have such a job. Thank you Donna 💚💚

Hi Tracy, yes most of the time I have no idea what to expect after the transfer team have been in. Thank you 💚💚

We need to talk more about death 💀

Thank you! Cheers!

You are so welcome 💚💚

Happy New Year to you Michelle 🎊🥳 Thank you for your kind words 🙏 I just took a week off at Christmas and spent time with my family so ready for another busy year ahead 😊 we both need to take more holidays, see if we can do that this year maybe that can be our New Year's resolution (normal don't make them, because like you we break them 😜) We love you little motto seek and learn new things 😊 always good to keep the brain and body active. You take good care 💚💚

They leak.

Hi Jan, yes it sounds like too much cotton and not enough time was spent checking the body was in a viewable state. It's all about care, respect and dignity, sorry you have seen this 😔 Take good care 💚 💚

Washing then dressing for the funeral. Thanks for you comments 😊

Thank you for that feed back Angela 😗💚💚

You are welcome! Thank you 💚💚

Hi, mortuary should not smell only of probably bleach or other disinfectant cleaning agents. Should be kept clean and my mortuary certainly doesn't smell bad. The only time they is a bad smell is if I am working on a badly decomposed body, but once preparation is finished the mortuary is cleaned and back to smelling of cleaning agents. So you should be fine 😊

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Hi Andy, body bags from hospitals, sheets nursing homes or residential, spot on 👍💚💚

Oooh weve done a few vids on this. Check out ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9s-v1GsGEb8.html And Also a vid called 'why I became a mortician'. Most people come to the industry for a reason.💜

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Hi, thank you for kind words and feed back on the name. Here in Australia we have a special day annual in our calendar and it's called Dying to know day this is set up so people have the opportunity to talk about death on this day. Take care 😊💚

No it doesn't x

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I have to eat, keeps me alive 😉 💚💚

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Very true 💜

Hi, not insensitive at all. Yes we have peak times, winter is our busiest time (flu season). And unfortunately around September to February we usually see a spike in people dying by suicide 😔 Thank you for your question take care 💚💚

@@Areyoudyingtoknow Wow! That is very interesting/sad about the uptick in suicide from sept to feb. I imagine seasonal depression plays a role? I’d like to look into that more, fascinating. Also, when the body is not in good shape, such as from a car accident for example. How do you work with those bodies?

Hi, we have done videos on traumatic cases before, you may stumble on them sometime. I specialise in reconstruction of the deceased person. So I can re- attach limbs, re-build heads & faces, so family can have their last goodbye because sudden deaths or very traumatic to the family. I know this because it happened to me when my mum was killed, that's why I do this job and specialise in reconstruction. Lots and lots of hours of work but I personally think it worth all the hours to get to say goodbye, I never got that chance 😢 Thank you for your question take care 💚

@@Areyoudyingtoknow thank you for your detailed response. I’m sorry to hear about what happened to your mother. Thank you for what you do

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In the early days of starting my job I had a few but not now. Thanks for watching 💚

Thank you 🙏 it's a privilege to take care of people that no longer can look after themselves. Take good care lovely 💚💚

It's not creepy it's all normal in a day of a funeral home mortuary 💜

We all have families and we to have lost our families also. Don't forget we are just people too and we suffer like everyone when death occurs to our family and friends 😔 Thank you for your comments take care x

Hi, I certainly do not treat anyone as trash, that's awful. Always care, respect and dignity and here in the funeral home we do not place you in a sealed bag we remove the body from the bag. The body bags are placed on deceased persons in hospital or coroners, that is they protocol. And after the care I give a person a natural burial can take place as you described, no problem. Thank you for your comments take care.

Hi, I care for around 6-8 deseased a day. It's very rare that I have days were I care for only 1 or none. Thank you for your question take care 💚

It's about care and respect.

Hi we won't show graphic footage sorry.

Hi, I am not to worried about that as I am always in my full PPE when handing any chemical in the mortuary and work in a well ventilated room. Formaldehyde does have a bad reputation, but the concentration used in the Embalming chemical theses days are much lower than years ago. Of course most house hold cleaning products are carcinogenic and remember formaldehyde is in just about every product we own, such as furniture, carpets, some material the list goes on and on but don't worry the rist to us all is extremely low to nill. We all need formaldehyde 😉 Take good care 💚💚

@@Areyoudyingtoknow thanks guys! I've heard it does have a bad rep but didn't realise that it's not as concentrated in the mortuary and definitely didn't know it was present in so many other things! Thanks again 😁 stay safe!

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If you are in the US google mortuary school. If you are elsewhere, go and chat to your local funeral director and they will point you in the right direction. 🩷

Hi Tay, we've done a few vids on this already. Training depends on where you are. In Australia its on the job. In the US its mortuary school. Best advise is to visit some local funeral homes and have a chat. And watch the vids we have done that explain it. Good luck! 🩷

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FI3P31TE5_s.html

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Because you only human and it can be a hard decision to make. Hope you enjoy your cat videos 😁❤️

We don't identify people because it would be disrespectful. 🙏

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Hope you are ok Susie 💚💚

Hi, no it's not depressing. It's helping care for other and it also makes you understand life is short so let's live it to the fullest 🙏💚💚

@@Areyoudyingtoknow Really? I must have seen too many Hollywood movies, well I guess it's just a prejudice I have. But good that you take care of dead people, but I have a question do you believe in god?

Hi Thai, That is not a regular trash bin. It is a clinic waste bin where all my clinical waste goes. A clinical waste company pickup the bins to take away to a dedicated place for clinical waste to be incinerated. All clinical safe and taken care of 👍😊💚

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Doesn't everyone jobs help pay the bills 🤷‍♀️ Thanks for your comments take care 🙂

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