Mortuary Worker & Death Blogger
London has a long history of what has happened to it's dead, how it has coped with the growing numbers of deceased and some of those being less favourable than others. Recently it has struck me just how many people over time have been moved after being buried, adding a slight irony to the term... Continue Reading →
I'll start this post with a big thank you. Thank you to everyone recently for your support, and in fact, a huge thanks to everyone for all your love and kindness in what is now pretty much a year since this all kicked off and the world changed. I remember being really tired of the... Continue Reading →
It had to be covered at some point, and the bones of the neck are an interesting little bunch indeed. Running from the base of your skull all the way down to the base of your neck is a neat row of bones encased in all the other stuff going on there. These bones are... Continue Reading →
I'm enjoying these neck appreciation posts and I hope that you are too! For this week I thought it would be nice to show you one of my favourite named parts of the body there is - the sternocleidomastoid muscle. This muscle is pretty big and you will all have felt or seen it, even... Continue Reading →
There’s something I’ve developed in my time of assisting with post mortem examinations that I’ve never really spoke about until now. I think the neck is just really cool. On the outside you might think it’s just there to hold your head up but inside it’s a wonder of everything contained in this small space... Continue Reading →
As you may have noticed, I’ve been a little quiet on social media and on here recently. I’ve mentioned a few times that I have really struggled to put together blog posts, and I think that I feel that I need to take a little break from it all. Having considered this, it makes perfect... Continue Reading →
The last few days there’s been a lot of talk about the new organ donation system coming in at the end of May. I’ve been asked by lots of people what this means and although I’m no expert I do know a bit about it which I think is worth sharing. Firstly, the new system... Continue Reading →
Thought I’d rock a face mask this week as they seem all the rage recently. Well that and my job often requires that I do. I think it looks a bit like a beak, but there you go. What a fetching get up! Apologies for no cleaning instalment this week, it’s been quite a stressful... Continue Reading →
Warning: Talk of wee beasties and creepy crawlies may not be everyone's cup of tea and may leave you with an itchy sensation! While every day we receive a number of deceased patients in the mortuary, in terms of living organisms you might think we would be quite limited. You would be wrong. On any... Continue Reading →
A huge misconception around mortuary work is that we do makeup and embalming. Some mortuary technicians do but they work at funeral directors or independently and it’s a lot more complicated than it sounds. I would love to learn how to do these things but they are very different to my day to day activities.... Continue Reading →
