Mortuary Worker & Death Blogger
Once upon a time I was cycling at a famous forest based resort with a group of friends when something happened that caused my bike to stop suddenly and flip out from under me forcing my face and arms into the ground. My chin and palms hit the concrete with the full force of my... Continue Reading →
As the year continues to speed by and the world carries on behaving in more and more bizarre ways, another week has passed in a blink of an eye once again. As of today where I live now sits firmly in a Tier 2 area of the UK so I can no longer be inside... Continue Reading →
The days are becoming greyer and darker, the shops are full of pumpkins and skeleton adorned items and it’s beginning to feel very autumnal. It’s a wonderful time of the year for many but also can be incredibly hard and tough for many more. I am writing this on Mental Health Awareness Day and it... Continue Reading →
The jugular vein is one that most people know or have heard of, you’ll quite often hear in television shows or read in crime thrillers that someone had their throat cut and it severed their jugular. Or you do hear the phrase ‘going for the jugular’ as a term for attacking at the weakest point.... Continue Reading →
The last couple of weeks have been very good and memorable weeks for a number of reasons. It seems odd to write, but I could and still can feel myself adjusting to the new way of life that is becoming quite normal now. I don’t feel like I have to remind myself that everything is... Continue Reading →
Leigh Cemetery is a tiny cemetery I had the pleasure of wandering about during one morning of the last week. It was a strange experience to visit so soon after visiting a much different place at the weekend. I’d like to talk a little more about this place and my thoughts around cemeteries like this.... Continue Reading →
In the middle of my very chilled out Autumn break (very chilled because we had zero plans thanks to the possibility of anything being cancelled by lockdown regulations) I find myself with a camera roll full to the brim with grave photos thanks to a lot of cemetery wandering. This not only makes me very... Continue Reading →
In this final part of my visiting/viewing posts I’d like to have a look at the different experiences and thoughts I’ve had with viewings. The fact of the matter is that they still worry me and I still have a total love/hate relationship with them. I have a lot of anxiety around what could happen... Continue Reading →
As I mentioned previously, all visits or viewings must be arranged by appointment prior to the day. The mortuary is not somewhere you can just arrive and expect to be able to see someone, we even ask the maintenance team and other people from the hospital to make appointments if not an urgent call. This... Continue Reading →
When I first started doing on call I was absolutely terrified about leaving my phone somewhere I couldn’t hear it. A billion different scenarios would run through my head, I could imagine all the different things that might happen and what I may have to do. I also assumed that whole time that it would... Continue Reading →
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