My Daddy always said .. "it's not the dead you need to be afraid of, it's the living" I'm not afraid of no ghost. I welcome the spirits of relatives that have passed over and I've had many experiences with them.
I was at my father’s bedside when he passed, and was struck by how obvious it was that he was dead within minutes of his passing. He was there one moment and then the next he was gone. He just looked dead, and I’d struggle to explain exactly how. I think there are a lot of subtle signs of life that we just don’t consciously notice until they’re absent.
SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO YOU, TRISH?????? They better hope I never run into them, I hope the trolls aren't American....OMG that makes me so angry....OK, blood pressure's down! Great video T&T.....your fans love you both!
Kal doesn't bother me at all either but I'm with you Trish, that little CPR fella really gives me the heebies. Maybe you should call him Heebie. Heebs for short 😅.
I have a friend that is a mortician and he says the same thing about getting a body that is still warm. Here in the small towns like I live in the funeral home will pick bodies up within a couple of hours after death. On that note you beautiful ladies have a wonderful weekend.
I remember when I was a police officer, saying to my student officer "Dead people are nothing to be afraid of, it's the buggers that are still alive that you need to watch out for"! 😂😂😂
I really appreciate you taking the time out to talk with folks about this topic. • When my makuāka’nē (Daddy) passed in 2019 suddenly & unexpectedly in my home it was devastating. Whilst he had been dealing w/several illnesses for many years due to his time as a Combat Veteran; there were no warning signs (at least not that I can recall) of his transition. He wasn’t even on hospice. • The coroner was an absolute gentleman. He allowed myself & 2 closest friends to assist him in getting my makuāka’nē (Daddy) to his vehicle for transport to the mortuary. He even placed a US Flag over top him on his way out of the house, into the vehicle, and for his final ride. As he noticed that he was a USMC Veteran. • I did wrap him in a blanket & had been holding his hands. He had a DNR. The 1st responders clarified everything w/his doctor. I never thought about how you all would feel on your end. Something for me to think about for when it’s my time. • Mahalo Nui Lo A🇺🇸(Thank you very much) for checking to make sure that folks like my makuāka’nē (Daddy) have truly transitioned 💜
So very sorry to hear of the loss of your makuãka'nē 😞 and of course we salute an ex servicemen 🙏 we both send you our deepest condolences 🌹🌹 To work in a Mortuary caring for other people loved ones is truly an honour and privilege, all morticians and Embalmers should treat every single body that they care for should always be with care, respect and dignity. Thank you for sharing your story please take good care ❤️❤️
I have never feared death. I once read a quote that stated, " when your on your death bed and draw your last breath a man knows his troubles are over".
Can you relate to this one Tracy ? I had just done a transfer at nignt and went through to the trim room , which was dimly lit to cut a new white plastic sheet to refurbish the stretcher . On the way back i had to pass a row of highly polished upright coffin lids . As i passed i unexpectedly saw the dim reflection of the white sheet and my face . And yes i " sheet" myself. 😂 love your educational channel ❤
I admire your ethic Tracey. Weirdly I don't believe in the "afterlife" so the person you deal with is THE person. I feel you do it as much for them, as much as the family even though the deceased doesn't know it. ❤️
You two are glowing as I freeze here in Boston😂 Tracy, have you seen the white rubbery clots in the veins that many embalmers are finding in young people? Fascinating. Watched an embalmer from the UK yesterday on RU-vid. ♥️♥️🌹🌹
Hi Tracy, theses clots are nothing new been around for many many years, if you talk to embalmed from the 60's and 70's it was around then and before that. Hope it's starting to warm up over in Boston 🥰❤️❤️
Guys I don’t know where you are, I don’t mean to scare you. I’m a spiritualist and I do see spirit and if there are other spiritual guys watching this video, not sure what you can see…. But Trish, in the video there is an older man, quite tall and is beside you and then behind you he is just watching you and his left hand is touching your shoulder. Is there a loved one of yours or are you in the morgue? He doesn’t look happy. He could be protecting Tracy I don’t know. I just had to mention this. I’ve seen your video twice once on iPhone and on a 55 inch tv and he’s there.
I just love you ladies so much! It's nice to have a platform where we can learn and have some fun at the same time. Life is hard enough to not laugh and have a little fun. In America, our death industry is so vastly different and our laws are made to line the pockets of the funeral industry. I hope I have the courage to be involved and take care of my loved ones when they die, but it's so hard here with all the rules and pressure. Rant over...thanks again for all you do! 💜
Hi, thank you so much 🤗 so true life is hard enough and laughter is a good therapy 💚 Yes unfortunately lots of funeral business are all about the money 😞 Thank you again for your very kind words and have a wonderful weekend 😘 ❤️❤️
One night after work I offered to drop a casket cover off. And yes, It was starting to storm. I called the mortuary and told them I was on my way. They told me to go ahead and place it on the casket. I walked in the back and nobody was there. Usually they are bustling around. I noticed the corridor had many people in their caskets ready for their upcoming services. Then the thunder was going off! I got the big time heebie jeebies. I did my job and tried not to run out past the gentlemen in his suit and the lady in her choir robe laying in their caskets. I have NEVER felt that way in the day. Got in my car and laughed at myself ❤️🐩😄
I’m a removal technician and no, typically we do not check for anything like that. By the time we are contacted and I’m on scene to collect the person, they’ve already been officially pronounced dead by doctor/medical examiner/coroner and custody of the remains have been released us. Also it’s usually been HOURS since they died, so it’s pretty obvious. The only time it’s not is people on hospice, then half the time we’re there within an hour. If can be strange because they usually have heating pads on so they are very warm and don’t “feel dead”. (Edited to add none of us in the funeral home have the ability to pronounce anyone dead. That’s a big reason why too)
Hi, thanks for sharing. Yes we are certainly not doctors and don't pronounce people dead. Of course we know that theses people are dead like I say in the video it's only ever the nursing home or residential deaths we bring into care (after the doctor has done the life x) within an hour or two after dying that makes me a bit uncomfortable. I guess I just don't like touching warm bodies. I personally just prefer the body to rest peacefully for a while before any prep should happen. Again thank you and have a great day 😊💚
Hi guys I wish you were in Melbourne so you can look after my mum cause I know that she will be in good care as she hasent got long to go due to dementia keep up the fantastic job xxxxx
The worst Heebie Jeebies I ever got was also around 4:00 AM. I was working on a deceased when I heard a loud noise that startled me. It was the large metal exhaust fan on the wall above the sink. As I jumped and turned around, I could swear I saw a human hand and finger withdraw from the blades. Who, in their right mind would do that? Still disturbing, at least 10 or more years ago! I enjoyed the video, as always!😁
Oooh my that's so bloody scary 😳 I would have popped my pants. Thank goodness nothing as scary as that has happened to me. Thank you for sharing and not surprised it still scary to this day. Take care ❤️❤️
Thank you ladies. I was wondering about those same questions. I backed out of mortuary school because the thought of children or babies in the mortuary. Not just natural deaths but tragedies. I know it would affect me to my core. Have you ever had something like that affect you at a deep level mentally? Like any time but especially when you were in school or new to the job? Thank you for answering everyone's questions. Love the channel.
Yes I have 2 young children that were killed in a car accident 😔 I had them both in my Mortuary for nearly 4 months (the children were embalmed as well as reconstructed during to the trauma suffered) they mother was in a coma and the husband instead we didn't have a funeral for the children till mum woke up to say goodbye. She did wake up 4 months after the accident. Because I had the children so long and cared for them daily it was hard to actually let them go when the time came for the funeral. The mother of the children was so thankful she got to see her children one last time. This whole thing affected me greatly (of course nothing compares to the families loss) it was a difficult time. I have others that have affected me too. I do get lots of love and support from my husband. Thank you for your question take care ❤️❤️
@@Areyoudyingtoknow Wow that would've been really tough to let go of two children you were caring for daily. I couldn't imagine after 4 months. Probably have to either already be strong or become stronger over time to handle situations like that. Very sad how that all happened. Rest in Peace to them and thank you for answering my question. ❤
I had a cousin that was in a bad car accident in the late 60s. They pronounced him dead and the nurses was taking him to the morgue. She saw him move his foot and checked him out and he was alive. So that was how he survived that bad car accident.
It’s like people say to me how can you be up the Cemetery at night usually for Christmas and New Year and other holidays when it’s left open all night I say don’t bother me at all even the bats in the trees going nuts up there, my late Auntie Millie said exactly what you said Tracy, it’s the living you need to be afraid of not the dead.
I now live in the flat where my father in law died 40 years ago. I often see him out of the corner of my eye. It has never bothered me. My granddad used to say its not the deceased you should be frightened of.
Hi T&T, I have a question regarding, what a coroner does when examining a deceased person. I've recently had a relative pass away, I won't go into detail of how they passed. They are in the care of a coroner. What will the coroner examine? Also, would you be able to talk to a coroner about how they examine a body, maybe a demonstration video? also is the process in Australia the same in other countries e.g. Canada, America, Ireland, scotland, UK, NZ, etc. Thank you. You're a great team.🧡💛
Was literally thinking about this yesterday, Saturday, 3/10/24, and about waking up during surgery, or if a person's heart beat is so low and slow that that they are mistakenly declared dead, then waking just before autopsy or as the scalpel begins cutting through their torso. Yikes !😮
I worked in a hospice and the things we saw we took a lady down to the morgue put her in the fridge and we were filling paperwork in and screaming from the morgue the lady woke up we got her out immediately she hadn’t been in long took her back to the ward called her family only then we were told it had happened twice before in the hospital yet no one informed us about it, she was petrified of being buried alive when she finally did pass on we had volunteers take it in turns sitting with her as we promised for twelve hours then when we did all the checks took her down to the morgue
Years ago one of my co-workers who was in his 60's at the time told me this. He was a child and was riding his horse and for some reason the horse threw him. He was pronounced dead and taken to the morgue where he eventually woke up. He said his siblings were terrified of him and would not go near him because they thought he was a ghost. I wish I could tell it like he did because it was hilarious.
It's 1am in the morning, there's a raging storm, it's dark.....on top of all that the body's warm....!! 😂 Sorry, I shouldn't laugh ! 🤭 But I suppose you have to have a sense of humour, within reason, and I can't imagine for one second you'd ever be disrespectful, you're very professional Tracey, and you're both Lovely 😍
Thanks lovely. Are you talking about Trish's business as she has here own, me Tracy I work for a family owned funeral home. Trish is an ex journalist ( that's why she so awesome keeping me right on the question and when to stop talking 🤣 because sometimes I need stopping 😉) Trish is now a remedial sports massage therapist. Take care lovely 😍❤️❤️
Great video as always Ladies, love your channel ♥️ I don't know about anyone else, but if I were a robber or anything like that, the very last place I would want to break into and hide would be a funeral home💀👀 👀👀🤪
Are you able to stay in touch with your mental health? I can imagine some of the cases you have to work with are really hard and tragic. It would be heartbreaking for me to deal with children or young people. 🙏❤️
HI just subbed to your channel. I love listening to you both. Also, can you take care of me when I die? lol- I want someone like you to take care of my body when I croak! Love your channel !
Any closer to a name for the dummy? And yes those eyes that open and close creep me out too! All dolls freak me out generally. Their eyes look dead and yet menacing at the same time!
We just rewatched this video and cant for the life of us, find anything remotely disrespectful. To the contrary, Tracy is nothing but respectful in her work. These questions were sent in by someone who genuinely wanted to know, and Tracy answered them honestly.
Ooh no we are so very sorry to hear 😔 sending you our deepest condolences 🌹🌹 please always be kind to yourself and take good care. Hope you are ok 🙏 sending you big hugs ❤️❤️
Hi there, we will aim to speak to a doctor and see if we can do this in an upcoming video. Tracy doesnt really deal in pathology of the living so we cant really answer that ourselves but will see what we can find out about why and how and whether it is considered paralysis in the living. We are sorry you had to go through that with your mum, our condolences 💜😔
What is the state of a person in ICU with constricted pupils pinpoint like. can they be dead already but on preservation awaiting family.? respirator and machines on.
Hi are you referring to Tracy the mortician? If you are she speaks english and is from the UK. Sorry she can not change her accent, thank you for your feedback.
You are so rude that is racial abuse. Put your subtitle on the cc which you can then read as she speaks. Or maybe just don't watch it. All nationalities are sometimes hard to understand but you don't be rude about it.