Mortuary Worker & Death Blogger
Life has a funny way of making you feel uncomfortable for your own good, for example in convincing you to move or change something. This can make perfect sense in context, an itch that makes you move your leg away from a nettle or a simple feeling of unease that makes you avoid a looming... Continue Reading →
Well, at a guess I'd estimate it's been about 18 months since my last blog post which is shameful. I will admit, there have been a number of times I have thought about writing but my time is quite occupied with life and/or actual work these days. It was also quite occupied with the attempt... Continue Reading →
This blog is hosted through WordPress which has daily suggestions for topics or themes to cover, usually it's a question posed which is meant to get you thinking and writing. I rarely take note and think I have maybe only ever covered one previously, but the topic yesterday caught my eye. What makes a good... Continue Reading →
The last weekend in September I attended the AAPT Annual Education Event which took place in Glasgow. It was possibly the most fun I have had at one of these and I put that down to knowing a lot of people now and feeling less nervous than I used to. I was helping at the... Continue Reading →
This is a blog post that I have thought about writing for quite some time but have questioned either whether I can do it justice and even whether my point of view is really needed. In the case of the first question, I have spent a lot of time drafting and working on this to... Continue Reading →
I like to optimistically think that Professor Alice Roberts and I have a lot in common. That we'd probably get on quite well, have a fair bit to chat about. We both have archaeology and anatomy in our interests, why wouldn't we get on? Then I remember that just because I've met a few people... Continue Reading →
While July shapes up to be a month that feels optimistic and, dare I say, even positive, I have felt the urge and buzz around writing and creating once again that I haven't felt in a while. Yes, I know I created a whole human not that long ago. I feel as though while I... Continue Reading →
Care After Death is the title of a training course that we run at work for staff members outside of the mortuary who may come into contact with deceased patients in their line of work. Often those staff are frightened or they simply do not understand why on Earth they need to attend the mortuary... Continue Reading →
As the link states, enjoy this poignant article on General Election day! A huge thank you to Ruth Richardson for inviting me to help with finding and commemorating the grave of John Crosby. https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/07/03/the-tale-of-john-crosby/
Hello there everyone! Well, as is the current theme for this blog (and I'm aware when I say current that covers quite a considerable amount of time) it's been a while hasn't it? I think I've had every intention of writing this year, I've made promises to myself that 2024 would be a time for... Continue Reading →