I used to think that the idea of donating your body to science was pretty neat until a story broke out in the US some years back that completely changed my mind. I don't remember all of the details and seem to have forgotten a lot of the facts, but a woman had chosen to donate her body to science and it was to eventually be cremated at some point and the cremains given back to her son. I can't remember how the son found out, but they'd apparently strapped explosives to the body and activated them in order to get a "better understanding" of the effects such devices have on the human body, which was far from what the woman had been led to believe her body would be used for, and it understandably caused the son severe emotional distress. It was quite a big deal in the news for awhile and caused a lot of people who had wanted to donate their bodies to science to change their minds.
Ohh no that is so very sad. Never heard about that story. It's definitely not what you expect when donating your body 🥹 thank you for sharing, hope you're well ❤️❤️
Almost every aspect of our industry relies on trust. The families of the deceased entrust us with the care of their loved one, they trust that we will behave in a respectful manner and our bosses have to trust that we will always treat people with dignity and integrity. It horrifies me that people would betray that. It’s a great honour to serve the deceased and assist them in their final journey. If you’re not in it for the love, you shouldn’t be in it at all.
We had an Funeral Director working for our local Funeral Home here in Northern Ireland who sent the WRONG body for cremation: Correct coffin and name plate, but the incorrect body inside the coffin with no viewing. Sadly, the family involved only realised when the OTHER coffin (for viewing) saw that it wasn't their loved one in the box. By then, the first coffin and incorrect body had been cremated. Subsequently, the FD was dismissed, but has now opened their own Funeral business in the same town! Very, very sad for the families of the deceased 😔😔😔
Oh my goodness Gaggy 😞 no turning back when the other person has been cremated 💔 this is why a name tag is always always always left on the deceased person from been picked up from a nursing homes, resident, hospitals & coroners and never taken off even before cremation or burial. The process we go through is that we have several different staff members check after I have prepared the body that the name tags match the coffin or casket and matched the prepared services with all the correct paperwork. What a sad story 😔 thank you for sharing 💚💚
Great subject, which hits hard to me. Many years ago i was around 13 or 14, (almost 60 now} the chap i was going out with, his dad worked in the funeral industry, he was actually employed as a grave digger but would help with other things when needed. A lot of the time he would come back from work with carrier bags with clothing, shoes and jewellery etc, It was a while later i found out where these things had come from. I even heard him tell the wife that hed cut off fingers from folks to get rings off, This was done before the cremation but straight after the service, ((so no more viewings where going to happen)) as he said they didnt do the cremations until it was dark.... I didnt realise the severity and awfulness until years later, I still feel bad even now that i did not have the guts or hindsight to tell some one
Oh no you we're far to young at the time to know what was going on was so wrong. I think back then a lot of this kind of thing went on. I would just like to think it's less if not at all theses days 🤞 Don't even blame yourself that's to much to carry, your kind caring person and we know this through all the communication we have had for a long time now 🙏💚 don't be hard on yourself. Sending hugs your way 🤗💚💚
Surprisingly here in the United States there is a lot of mistreatment of loved ones by funeral homes, anywhere from storing bodies without embalming or refrigeration to saying the loved one was cremated and they really were not.
I read about the funeral home here in the U.S. that were selling body parts, it was horrible. Over the years, I've hear that and worse things happening here. There have been several funeral homes that closed down and then later others found bodies still in the funeral homes months and months later, they've even found babies hidden up in the dropped ceilings. They told the people were cremated but never were and these families had erns with ashes in them that were not theirs, many families had buried the remains thinking they were their loved ones. This even happen in the capitol city of my state at a funeral home. They just closed shop with loved ones still in side. There was one funeral home that wouldn't allow bodies to be release because their bills were not paid for their loved ones, then the funeral home closed and it took multiple complaints to be filed before the funeral home was investigated. They also found many urns full of ashes with names on them just sitting in a room. Sad how a few bad funeral homes make all funeral homes look bad. I'm glad I don't judge everything because of a few.
😳😳 on my that's absolutely terrible 😔 Makes me so mad and so said. How can these people live with themselves. Yes it does give me he funeral industry a bad name but I would like to think we have more good funeral homes than bad ones 🤞 Thank you for sharing your information take care 😊💚
@@Areyoudyingtoknow I do think most people think there are more good funeral homes than bad, I know I do. I am fortunate that I live in a small town which has two funeral homes, both have been here since I was young. We know the people who run them and that makes a big difference. It's just sad that people take such advantage of families when they are going through some of the worst times in their lives. For some reason the U.S. seems to have more horrible stories than anywhere else. Why who knows.
Hi yes I think you are totally right. But sad we still have them few that give us a bad name 😔 It's great you now the local funeral home workers does make a difference like you say. Thanks again for sharing, take good care 💚💚
how disgusting how can people do this to loved one also they shouldn't be in the furneal business and I'm glad they are people like you Tracey who takes care of every person in your care
That was actually a pretty big deal here in the US when it happened. They were removing all kinds of bones, including the leg and arm bones,and replacing them with PVC plumbing pipes. Removing different organs,eyes etc. for resale. It was awful! There’s a documentary here on YT about it all..
This is crazy how you guys are talking about this story!!! I just wrote an assignment about this same article studying for Funeral Preplanner. Definitely some unfortunate individuals in the industry and in the world, thats for sure :(
So sad that she was lying to the families about their loved ones being cremated! She was also sending concrete along with the remains :( so horrible :( to be noted, its illegal in the states to sell body parts as well.
Hi Meagan, wow what a coincidence. We would like to read your article if you would be ok with that no pressure if you don't ☺️ our email is areyoudyingtoknow@gmail.com Some awful people in the world 😞 Take care 💚💚
I'm glad u talked about the witch n her daughter that sold body parts. The funeral home is in a town just down the highway from us. What they did was horrible. Even worse, they had no remorse!! They were getting rich off what they were doing. Imagine having n urn that u think is the cremains of ur loved one only to learn it contains cement dust!!
It's horrific. It is such an honor to work in this industry or in any care/ service industry - to take advantage of that is abhorrent. Very sad. 🫣 Thanks for watching and for your comment. Xx
It is a real shame that there are business people out there that are more interested in their bank accounts than in the people that put their trust in them. We’ve had contractors that were taking deposits for jobs and never doing the work. Thank you ladies for another great video
There have been a few funeral homes in the United States that have illegally sold body parts. And, a lot of funeral homes in the United States, that have been busted for other horrific wrongdoings.
Yes it’s so sad and disappointing these things happen - it happened here in melbourne recently to a greek family who asked for an open casket service and were told on the day NO because the coroner said so .. the mother then asked for exhumation 5 weeks later and they found the deceased in a body bag naked and disfigured
There recently here in Wales, UK was a problem when a funeral director mixed up 2 bodies, one was buried and the other was to be cremated. When the loved ones wanted to see their family member one last night before cremation realised that the body in the coffin was a stranger. The funeral home had buried their loved one in error. As a result they had to get an exhumation order from the courts to dig up the body. Now if it had been the other way then after cremation there is no going back.
😳😳 this is exactly why we have 10 billion checks through the whole process from picking up a deceased to leaving the funeral home for the service. How awful for the families involved 😞 have heard of bodies been mixed up before, this is lack of through checks. Thank you for sharing your information take care 💚💚
Great video, tragic topic! Thanks ladies for all the work you do, the effort you put in and the sensitivity with which you handle these topics is appreciated! 💐
No a question about the mortuary ; Trish i wish you would show and tell us about your tattoos. I love them . Horrible thing to happen .love and hugs ❤❤🤗🤗
Love you ladies. That is not normal practice in the United States. That woman is evil. When you donate your body to science the deceased is arrives in its entirety. Normally, any dissection is done by the university. The university that accepted the body parts should also be investigated. Most in the funeral industry here are caring, wonderful people.
Hi Anne, we have no doubt that most funeral homes do the the right thing. We have the same hear whole bodies are donated to the universities not body parts. Theses kind of people give us such a bad name, it's beyond me why some people in the funeral industry would do such horrible things 😞 Thank you for sharing your information. Take good care 💚💚
A funeral home where I live ( where I had my mom's service) they left bodies outside in a garage with maggots no naming on it or nothing the funeral director was operating with our a license the state closed them down temporarily there bck open now but you can't pay me to have one of my love ones there ( it happened way after my mom passed thank God)
Absolutely shocking that them things where going on in Australia of all countries. Well done you for mentioning it . Though shocking as it is . By highlighting it and mentioning it .
I was being transferred to a bigger hospital, the paramedics pulled my blanket off, I was naked!! He yelled for someone to bring me a gown!! I felt so bad for him 2:35
OMG this story is absolutely disgraceful and horrifying! To think that these people in the industry are doing disgusting things to the deceased just to make a quick buck is sickening! I’m so glad Tracy that you follow the correct ethics to the Nth degree!👍🏻🙏🏻❤️🕊! Px
I pray who took care of my mom last month was as respectful as you. Tracy I can tell you got a heart of gold. I'd be honored you caring for my mom or I when I pass. Hopefully, I dont sound creepy? 😂
How horrible to find out your loved one had been dissected like a science project...so traumatic...first their death and then this. Wonder how many lawsuits there are pending?
I have seen some right horror stories on TH-cam of funeral homes neglecting bodies, leaving them to decay after taking money from loved ones. One really bad case was a man who had been arrested for murder but had been working in a mortuary up until they caught him. He had been having sex with the bodies in the mortuary, his wife had become suspicious because she caught something off him which was only related to corpses. This happened in America!
You are true artist and careing nature and responsible in your work. You shows that you have highest quality in your every day dealing with the dearly departed 😊.That the deceased deserve . PS Where is kal ?
Question: In Australia, how would your loved one end up in a home you didn't choose? Say for example if your Gran was sick and then you got a call from Tobin or LePine or someone, how did that specific home acquire her? Secondly if (for example) Le Pine have my gran, and I want to use someone else, will I still have to pay LePine for them storing her for the time she was with them until the home I want comes to take her? So in effect paying 2 different homes with the first being one I didn't choose? Thanks.
Hi Tim, this has happens (usually nursing homes) because the nursing home staff have contacted the funeral company they probably use the most, sometimes but not usually without family permission. Now I can not speak for other funerals homes in Australia but our company will wear that cost and not charge the family. But it could be that you may have to pay twice but I suggest a call to the funeral provider you would prefer to use and ask that question, it could be we all do that and waiver the cost 🤞 Take good care and if you are saying this is your gran? We send you our deepest condolences to you and your family 🌹💚💚
@@Areyoudyingtoknow thanks, my gran passed a few years ago. She was a "Little Betty", as you say. Literally, her name was Betty and she was little. She had dementia and I know it sounds weird but I was glad when she passed because at least she didn't have to suffer anymore. Best Nan ever. She was in a nursing home. I guess I just wanted to know this info as one day I'll have to deal with this kind of stuff and there's almost no information to find out how to do things and my Mum was in a flurry of activity doing things and it all seems so complicated.
Hi Tim, oh my goodness little Betty 🙏💚💚 oh just love the name Betty is always reminds me of a grandparent. Sure she was the most beautiful, lovely gran she had the best name. Thank you for sharing your story. Yes you are correct it's hard to find out information, just remember when you need to deal with this one day, ask all the questions don't be intimidated by any funeral home or funeral director. Take good care 💚💚
I think the last point that you can change funeral homes is really important. My grandad died at home, it wasn’t expected but he also had long standing heart issues so we got a death certificate without an autopsy. A family friend works in the funeral industry, so his company picked up my grandads body. A day or two later we decided to go with essentially a direct cremation service, which was much cheaper than the funeral home he was at, overseeing the cremation. His body was collected from the funeral home he had been kept at & taken by the new service to the crematorium. The place they stayed may say there’s a fee, we challenged that & they dropped it. But it would still cheaper than if he had stayed. So, any reason, you can leave (Australian for context).
Hi, so sorry to hear such sad news on the loss of your grandad 🌹 sending you and your family our deepest condolences 🌹💚 Yes no reason at all not to move from one funeral home to another. Take good care 💚💚
How Horrific! According to a news source here in the U.S. 560 bodies were dissected over 8 years by this funeral home.😲 Families received their loved ones cremains mixed with others cremains & concrete. It was possible because the funeral home started a "foundation". In the U.S. it is possible for pieces of the bodies to be used as replacement parts for others that need a limb or other part, sometimes due to cancer or other health issues, or sometimes for research. Some of these bodies that were dissected had diseases too. 😞
Ooooooh my goodness how horrific 😔 I can not understand people that do this kind of thing. Do these people sleep at night ? I could never live with myself, so awful the poor families can't imagine the pain the families are going through 💔 Thank you for sharing the information Tee Bee, take good care 💚💚
sadly we have plenty of inappropriate issues in the funeral industry. I will stress that it doesn't happen in a lot of the industry but we publicize the worst of the worst. I bet you could set up a whole series on this one.
@@Areyoudyingtoknow you're not kidding me. it makes everyone in the funeral industry in the USA look bad. I'm starting school here soon for mortuary of science. I love watching your videos I hope the USA becomes more open to natural burial.
This is horrific sick and very sad. In 2021 in Kent U.K. a 67yo man was jailed for the rest of his life. This was for murdering two ladies. Then he worked in a mortuary and between 1987 and 2020 he sexually assaulted over 100 dead females between the ages of 9 and 90. What is wrong with these people they certainly have some mental health problems. So so saď for the families of the victims.
*Funerals are so expensive. We just paid $12,000 for a basic service and cremation and that was with discounts because my uncle has known the family that runs the funeral home for decades and Mum planned nothing even before she got sick. Luckily we could sell her car back to the dealership to pay for it. The Australian government needs to do something for people who can't afford a funeral.*
Hi Tracy you won't find it we haven't launched it yet. This video today was one we made for the podcast be decided to use it here instead, sorry for the confusion. Hopefully we will have it out soon 🙏💚💚
Tracy~ I’m sorry to say I think you are the exception, rather than the rule❤ At least in the US. The death industry is big business here, about the money 😢
Thank you Cyndy, you are so kind xx Oh my goodness I could never live with myself if I was to miss treat anyone in any way, I don't know how these people sleep at night. I think majority of funeral home do the right thing just a few that give us a bad name. Take care lovely 💚💚
I think it's precisely because your patients can't speak for themselves that mortuary staff have to guard the deceased's modesty and dignity in such a diligent way. You're the last to represent that person on the planet, and you must do so with great honour and respect. Xx
There are medical device companies who's research department needs specific body parts. And, the NM funeral home was selling them parts via a middleman or direct. The cremains were cement in some cases, not human bone.
PLEASE HELP I need advice, what to do with my daughter death book? I can't stand the sight of it, I will never read it, should I toss it? bury it in the garden? tia
Oh lovely, we are so sorry for your loss. We are not counsellors and can't really give you advice but my gut feeling is don't get rid of it. Maybe give it to a trusted relative or friend for safe keeping. You don't know how you will feel in years to come. It sounds as though you may benefit from some grief counselling as well if you haven't already done that. We hope you can find some peace in what sounds like an awful situation. Our thoughts are with you.🧡💜
Anyone can goof up, but while it's a day at work for the worker, it can be a life-changing event for the customer. That's true of many professions. It's worse when the subject can't complain.
Unfortunately in every business there are unscrupulous people willing to break the law to make more money. There was a case in America where the funeral home FD actually cut the legs of a blind jazzman turned preacher. He was black, albino and 6'7" tall. No lie. At the funeral service everyone whispered that it didn't look right. There was too much man for the casket and it got around that the funeral home must've cut the legs off to make him fit. His wife confronted the funeral director and they came to a settlement. However, when it finally got around to the police, they investigated and exhumed the body and, sure enough, he cut the legs off. The FD lost his license and a short time later, he died. The strange thing is that the funeral home is now open again, but the weird thing is that the name of the place is the same as before, with the exception of the first two initials. Cheers
Ohhhh my word that's turns my stomach and makes me so mad 😡 I can not understand why people would do such horrific things to others 😞 Thank you for sharing your information. Take care 💚💚
I called the funeral home my family has used since Grandpa died in the early 90s for my husband to get a quote. Why are they charging me $650 more just because he is 6 foot 2 and 350 pounds? I was getting the quote per him because he has stage 3 heart failure.
Hi, I can not comment on the prices of other funeral homes sorry. I can old guess that the cost is more because a longer slightly larger coffin or casket has to be made but not sure why it a large difference. Sorry to hear you husband is not well ❤️
Also, the recipients of the body parts removed from cadavers were subjected to disease because of the improper way these body parts were harvested and obtained.
It's interesting that bodies in Australia donated to science can be stored for a couple of days before being sent to the university/medical school. My body is bequeathed to a medical school in New Zealand and the info I've been given is I have to be embalmed by a specific funeral director, in a special process, within 24 hours of death.
Hi, yes it's all different in different states and countries. I do know that here in Queensland the university we serve general freeze the bodies now and don't embalm, it's what they call fresh frozen and defrost the bodies for the training clinics then refreeze after the classes. The trainee doctor and surgeons apparently prefer this way. Thank you for your comments and what a wonderful gift you are giving in your death 🙏 please take good care 😊💚💚
Hi Cyndy, we said in the video, she was selling them to the universities that do anatomy studies. So not only was she selling body parts she was defrauding the Universities with forged donors consent paper work, it's such a terrible story 😔 Take care 💚💚
I actually remember seeing this is the news. I remember the woman and thinking that she had 1980's hair. Probably the worst ever here in the U.S. was Tri-State Crematory in Noble, Georgia. They eventually found over 350 decomposing bodies that were supposed to have been cremated. I think they gave people back concrete powder and passed it off as cremains.
Hi David, yes she definitely has an 80's hair do. Oh my goodness that's horrific 😔 what is wrong with people!! Thank you for sharing hope you are well ☺️💚💚
Hi Norma, are you talking about our make up or the makeup I sometimes use on the deceased person? Thank you for your question and certainly not taken in a bad way. 💚
I used to think that the idea of donating your body to science was pretty neat until a story broke out in the US some years back that completely changed my mind. I don't remember all of the details and seem to have forgotten a lot of the facts, but a woman had chosen to donate her body to science and it was to eventually be cremated at some point and the cremains given back to her son. I can't remember how the son found out, but they'd apparently strapped explosives to the body and activated them in order to get a "better understanding" of the effects such devices have on the human body, which was far from what the woman had been led to believe her body would be used for, and it understandably caused the son severe emotional distress. It was quite a big deal in the news for awhile and caused a lot of people who had wanted to donate their bodies to science to change their minds.
Ohh no that is so very sad. Never heard about that story. It's definitely not what you expect when donating your body 🥹 thank you for sharing, hope you're well ❤️❤️
Almost every aspect of our industry relies on trust. The families of the deceased entrust us with the care of their loved one, they trust that we will behave in a respectful manner and our bosses have to trust that we will always treat people with dignity and integrity. It horrifies me that people would betray that. It’s a great honour to serve the deceased and assist them in their final journey. If you’re not in it for the love, you shouldn’t be in it at all.
Totally agree 💯 💚💚
We had an Funeral Director working for our local Funeral Home here in Northern Ireland who sent the WRONG body for cremation: Correct coffin and name plate, but the incorrect body inside the coffin with no viewing. Sadly, the family involved only realised when the OTHER coffin (for viewing) saw that it wasn't their loved one in the box. By then, the first coffin and incorrect body had been cremated. Subsequently, the FD was dismissed, but has now opened their own Funeral business in the same town! Very, very sad for the families of the deceased 😔😔😔
Oh my goodness Gaggy 😞 no turning back when the other person has been cremated 💔 this is why a name tag is always always always left on the deceased person from been picked up from a nursing homes, resident, hospitals & coroners and never taken off even before cremation or burial. The process we go through is that we have several different staff members check after I have prepared the body that the name tags match the coffin or casket and matched the prepared services with all the correct paperwork. What a sad story 😔 thank you for sharing 💚💚
Great subject, which hits hard to me. Many years ago i was around 13 or 14, (almost 60 now}
the chap i was going out with, his dad worked in the funeral industry, he was actually employed as a grave digger but would help with other things when needed. A lot of the time he would come back from work with carrier bags with clothing, shoes and jewellery etc, It was a while later i found out where these things had come from. I even heard him tell the wife that hed cut off fingers from folks to get rings off, This was done before the cremation but straight after the service, ((so no more viewings where going to happen)) as he said they didnt do the cremations until it was dark.... I didnt realise the severity and awfulness until years later, I still feel bad even now that i did not have the guts or hindsight to tell some one
Oh no you we're far to young at the time to know what was going on was so wrong. I think back then a lot of this kind of thing went on. I would just like to think it's less if not at all theses days 🤞 Don't even blame yourself that's to much to carry, your kind caring person and we know this through all the communication we have had for a long time now 🙏💚 don't be hard on yourself. Sending hugs your way 🤗💚💚
Surprisingly here in the United States there is a lot of mistreatment of loved ones by funeral homes, anywhere from storing bodies without embalming or refrigeration to saying the loved one was cremated and they really were not.
Hi Kelvin, it's so unbelievably and so very wrong 😞 why do people do such things makes me so mad 😡
Take care 💚💚
I read about the funeral home here in the U.S. that were selling body parts, it was horrible. Over the years, I've hear that and worse things happening here. There have been several funeral homes that closed down and then later others found bodies still in the funeral homes months and months later, they've even found babies hidden up in the dropped ceilings. They told the people were cremated but never were and these families had erns with ashes in them that were not theirs, many families had buried the remains thinking they were their loved ones. This even happen in the capitol city of my state at a funeral home. They just closed shop with loved ones still in side.
There was one funeral home that wouldn't allow bodies to be release because their bills were not paid for their loved ones, then the funeral home closed and it took multiple complaints to be filed before the funeral home was investigated. They also found many urns full of ashes with names on them just sitting in a room. Sad how a few bad funeral homes make all funeral homes look bad. I'm glad I don't judge everything because of a few.
😳😳 on my that's absolutely terrible 😔 Makes me so mad and so said. How can these people live with themselves. Yes it does give me he funeral industry a bad name but I would like to think we have more good funeral homes than bad ones 🤞
Thank you for sharing your information take care 😊💚
@@Areyoudyingtoknow I do think most people think there are more good funeral homes than bad, I know I do. I am fortunate that I live in a small town which has two funeral homes, both have been here since I was young. We know the people who run them and that makes a big difference. It's just sad that people take such advantage of families when they are going through some of the worst times in their lives. For some reason the U.S. seems to have more horrible stories than anywhere else. Why who knows.
Hi yes I think you are totally right. But sad we still have them few that give us a bad name 😔
It's great you now the local funeral home workers does make a difference like you say. Thanks again for sharing, take good care 💚💚
how disgusting how can people do this to loved one also they shouldn't be in the furneal business and I'm glad they are people like you Tracey who takes care of every person in your care
Hi Natalie, it's awful 😞 don't know how these people sleep at night. Take care lovely 💚💚
It’s nice that somebody like you cares for our dead. God bless you.
Hi Karen, thank you so much for you very kind words 🙏💚💚
That was actually a pretty big deal here in the US when it happened. They were removing all kinds of bones, including the leg and arm bones,and replacing them with PVC plumbing pipes. Removing different organs,eyes etc. for resale. It was awful! There’s a documentary here on YT about it all..
It is just appalling and still don't understand how anyone could do this to anyone 🥺😞
Thank you for you comments take care 💚💚
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This is crazy how you guys are talking about this story!!! I just wrote an assignment about this same article studying for Funeral Preplanner. Definitely some unfortunate individuals in the industry and in the world, thats for sure :(
So sad that she was lying to the families about their loved ones being cremated! She was also sending concrete along with the remains :( so horrible :( to be noted, its illegal in the states to sell body parts as well.
Hi Meagan, wow what a coincidence. We would like to read your article if you would be ok with that no pressure if you don't ☺️ our email is areyoudyingtoknow@gmail.com
Some awful people in the world 😞
Take care 💚💚
Oh my goodness that's just terrible the story gets worse 😳 thank you for sharing the information xx
I'm glad u talked about the witch n her daughter that sold body parts. The funeral home is in a town just down the highway from us. What they did was horrible. Even worse, they had no remorse!! They were getting rich off what they were doing. Imagine having n urn that u think is the cremains of ur loved one only to learn it contains cement dust!!
It's horrific. It is such an honor to work in this industry or in any care/ service industry - to take advantage of that is abhorrent. Very sad. 🫣 Thanks for watching and for your comment. Xx
Thanks So Much For Treating People With Respect and Dignity!God Bless!
Thank you for your lovely kind comments 🙏💚💚
It is a real shame that there are business people out there that are more interested in their bank accounts than in the people that put their trust in them. We’ve had contractors that were taking deposits for jobs and never doing the work. Thank you ladies for another great video
Hi Neil, yes it's such a shame they is far to many people out for nothing more that money lots of industries 😔
Take care 😊💚💚
There have been a few funeral homes in the United States that have illegally sold body parts. And, a lot of funeral homes in the United States, that have been busted for other horrific wrongdoings.
It's so unbelievably, can not believe how many people do such awful things 😞 so very wrong.
Take care 💚💚
Yes it’s so sad and disappointing these things happen - it happened here in melbourne recently to a greek family who asked for an open casket service and were told on the day NO because the coroner said so .. the mother then asked for exhumation 5 weeks later and they found the deceased in a body bag naked and disfigured
Hi Andy, yes that was a terrible case also 😞 some people are just awful.
Thank you for sharing, take care 💚💚
There recently here in Wales, UK was a problem when a funeral director mixed up 2 bodies, one was buried and the other was to be cremated. When the loved ones wanted to see their family member one last night before cremation realised that the body in the coffin was a stranger. The funeral home had buried their loved one in error. As a result they had to get an exhumation order from the courts to dig up the body. Now if it had been the other way then after cremation there is no going back.
😳😳 this is exactly why we have 10 billion checks through the whole process from picking up a deceased to leaving the funeral home for the service. How awful for the families involved 😞 have heard of bodies been mixed up before, this is lack of through checks.
Thank you for sharing your information take care 💚💚
Great video, tragic topic! Thanks ladies for all the work you do, the effort you put in and the sensitivity with which you handle these topics is appreciated! 💐
Hi Casey 💜 thank you as always for your kind words. Take good care 💚💚
ladies ive watched several videos your beautiful and compassionate god bless you both xx
Thank you so much 🤗💚💚
No a question about the mortuary ; Trish i wish you would show and tell us about your tattoos. I love them . Horrible thing to happen .love and hugs ❤❤🤗🤗
Hi Francis, ok we will make a vid about them 👍 thanks for your interest xx
Never ever boring ladies. You're T&T = dynamite. Hope the new year has treated you both kindly so far. Already a month down. Wow that went quick. 😳
Hi Jason 😊 how kind you are to us both 😘💚
We know February knocking on the door, it's crazy sure Christmas was just last week 😉
Take care 💚💚
Love you ladies. That is not normal practice in the United States. That woman is evil. When you donate your body to science the deceased is arrives in its entirety. Normally, any dissection is done by the university. The university that accepted the body parts should also be investigated. Most in the funeral industry here are caring, wonderful people.
Hi Anne, we have no doubt that most funeral homes do the the right thing. We have the same hear whole bodies are donated to the universities not body parts. Theses kind of people give us such a bad name, it's beyond me why some people in the funeral industry would do such horrible things 😞
Thank you for sharing your information. Take good care 💚💚
A funeral home where I live ( where I had my mom's service) they left bodies outside in a garage with maggots no naming on it or nothing the funeral director was operating with our a license the state closed them down temporarily there bck open now but you can't pay me to have one of my love ones there ( it happened way after my mom passed thank God)
Oh no that's so awful 😞 thank you for sharing Thai. 💚💚
You ladies are awesome! Thank you once again for a great educational video with a topic that many wonder about I am sure, keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you so much! 💚💚
@@Areyoudyingtoknow thank you both for the awesome work you are doing!
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Absolutely shocking that them things where going on in Australia of all countries. Well done you for mentioning it . Though shocking as it is . By highlighting it and mentioning it .
Wished things like this would not happen 😔
Take care 💚💚
I was being transferred to a bigger hospital, the paramedics pulled my blanket off, I was naked!! He yelled for someone to bring me a gown!! I felt so bad for him 2:35
Hi Susie, oh dear that's a definite no no 😬 yip bet that paramedic got some fast retraining. Hope you were ok thanks for sharing. Take good care 💚💚
OMG this story is absolutely disgraceful and horrifying! To think that these people in the industry are doing disgusting things to the deceased just to make a quick buck is sickening! I’m so glad Tracy that you follow the correct ethics to the Nth degree!👍🏻🙏🏻❤️🕊! Px
Yes it's sad to know these things can still happen 😔
I pray who took care of my mom last month was as respectful as you. Tracy I can tell you got a heart of gold. I'd be honored you caring for my mom or I when I pass. Hopefully, I dont sound creepy? 😂
You don't sound creepy at all. I am sure she was well cared for, there as so many caring morticians out in the world ❤️❤️
@Areyoudyingtoknow Thank you so much. I'm sure she was as well. They were wonderful to us.
How horrible to find out your loved one had been dissected like a science project...so traumatic...first their death and then this. Wonder how many lawsuits there are pending?
Who knows Nancy, it's just so awful 😞
Take care 😊💚
I have seen some right horror stories on TH-cam of funeral homes neglecting bodies, leaving them to decay after taking money from loved ones. One really bad case was a man who had been arrested for murder but had been working in a mortuary up until they caught him. He had been having sex with the bodies in the mortuary, his wife had become suspicious because she caught something off him which was only related to corpses. This happened in America!
🤢🤢 oh my goodness that's so awful 😞 don't understand some people so tragic for the family involved. Thank you for sharing Rachael, take care 💚💚
What was it?
Hi from Canada the both of you make this video great thanks
Thanks for watching! And your kind words 💚💚
Abuse either dead or alive is horrific!
Hi Kim, it so is 😔 thanks for your comment, take care 💚💚
You are true artist and careing nature and responsible in your work. You shows that you have highest quality in your every day dealing with the dearly departed 😊.That the deceased deserve . PS Where is kal ?
Wayne you are always so kind 💚 Kal was there briefly then went out and about 🤷♀️ didn't say where 😜 take care 😊💚💚
@@Areyoudyingtoknow Hope you both have a great weekend and dear Kal has a great weekend as well .
You too 😃💚💚
Question: In Australia, how would your loved one end up in a home you didn't choose? Say for example if your Gran was sick and then you got a call from Tobin or LePine or someone, how did that specific home acquire her? Secondly if (for example) Le Pine have my gran, and I want to use someone else, will I still have to pay LePine for them storing her for the time she was with them until the home I want comes to take her? So in effect paying 2 different homes with the first being one I didn't choose? Thanks.
Hi Tim, this has happens (usually nursing homes) because the nursing home staff have contacted the funeral company they probably use the most, sometimes but not usually without family permission. Now I can not speak for other funerals homes in Australia but our company will wear that cost and not charge the family. But it could be that you may have to pay twice but I suggest a call to the funeral provider you would prefer to use and ask that question, it could be we all do that and waiver the cost 🤞
Take good care and if you are saying this is your gran? We send you our deepest condolences to you and your family 🌹💚💚
@@Areyoudyingtoknow thanks, my gran passed a few years ago. She was a "Little Betty", as you say. Literally, her name was Betty and she was little. She had dementia and I know it sounds weird but I was glad when she passed because at least she didn't have to suffer anymore. Best Nan ever. She was in a nursing home. I guess I just wanted to know this info as one day I'll have to deal with this kind of stuff and there's almost no information to find out how to do things and my Mum was in a flurry of activity doing things and it all seems so complicated.
Hi Tim, oh my goodness little Betty 🙏💚💚 oh just love the name Betty is always reminds me of a grandparent. Sure she was the most beautiful, lovely gran she had the best name. Thank you for sharing your story. Yes you are correct it's hard to find out information, just remember when you need to deal with this one day, ask all the questions don't be intimidated by any funeral home or funeral director. Take good care 💚💚
I think the last point that you can change funeral homes is really important. My grandad died at home, it wasn’t expected but he also had long standing heart issues so we got a death certificate without an autopsy. A family friend works in the funeral industry, so his company picked up my grandads body. A day or two later we decided to go with essentially a direct cremation service, which was much cheaper than the funeral home he was at, overseeing the cremation. His body was collected from the funeral home he had been kept at & taken by the new service to the crematorium. The place they stayed may say there’s a fee, we challenged that & they dropped it. But it would still cheaper than if he had stayed. So, any reason, you can leave (Australian for context).
Hi, so sorry to hear such sad news on the loss of your grandad 🌹 sending you and your family our deepest condolences 🌹💚
Yes no reason at all not to move from one funeral home to another. Take good care 💚💚
How Horrific! According to a news source here in the U.S. 560 bodies were dissected over 8 years by this funeral home.😲 Families received their loved ones cremains mixed with others cremains & concrete. It was possible because the funeral home started a "foundation". In the U.S. it is possible for pieces of the bodies to be used as replacement parts for others that need a limb or other part, sometimes due to cancer or other health issues, or sometimes for research. Some of these bodies that were dissected had diseases too. 😞
Ooooooh my goodness how horrific 😔 I can not understand people that do this kind of thing. Do these people sleep at night ? I could never live with myself, so awful the poor families can't imagine the pain the families are going through 💔
Thank you for sharing the information Tee Bee, take good care 💚💚
Looking good ladies. Thanks for another awesome video ❤
Love your profile picture 💞 🥰🥰💚
sadly we have plenty of inappropriate issues in the funeral industry. I will stress that it doesn't happen in a lot of the industry but we publicize the worst of the worst. I bet you could set up a whole series on this one.
Yes, we usually only hear of these cases through the media. Like any profession there are those who shouldn't be doing it😢
@@Areyoudyingtoknow you're not kidding me. it makes everyone in the funeral industry in the USA look bad. I'm starting school here soon for mortuary of science. I love watching your videos I hope the USA becomes more open to natural burial.
This is horrific sick and very sad.
In 2021 in Kent U.K. a 67yo man was jailed for the rest of his life. This was for murdering two ladies. Then he worked in a mortuary and between 1987 and 2020 he sexually assaulted over 100 dead females between the ages of 9 and 90. What is wrong with these people they certainly have some mental health problems. So so saď for the families of the victims.
😞🤬so very wrong
Hello "TNT" Trish and Tracy, What is the difference in prepping a body for viewing? and then bodies going to "science"? Or do you know?
Hi, we've done a video on this but can touch on it again in an upcoming video xx thanks for the question 😁👍
Awful stuff goes on.If they do that to me,, I will haunt them full force.Marguerite Russell..Nova Scotia. Can.
Yes Marguerite, we are with you on that one, scare the living day lights out of them, just some unpleasant people in the world 😔
Take care 😊💚💚
*Funerals are so expensive. We just paid $12,000 for a basic service and cremation and that was with discounts because my uncle has known the family that runs the funeral home for decades and Mum planned nothing even before she got sick. Luckily we could sell her car back to the dealership to pay for it. The Australian government needs to do something for people who can't afford a funeral.*
Some funeral homes change a lot more than others, it's crazy 😞
❤ I cannot find your podcast on apple
Hi Tracy you won't find it we haven't launched it yet. This video today was one we made for the podcast be decided to use it here instead, sorry for the confusion. Hopefully we will have it out soon 🙏💚💚
Tracy~ I’m sorry to say I think you are the exception, rather than the rule❤ At least in the US. The death industry is big business here, about the money 😢
Thank you Cyndy, you are so kind xx
Oh my goodness I could never live with myself if I was to miss treat anyone in any way, I don't know how these people sleep at night. I think majority of funeral home do the right thing just a few that give us a bad name.
Take care lovely 💚💚
I think it's precisely because your patients can't speak for themselves that mortuary staff have to guard the deceased's modesty and dignity in such a diligent way. You're the last to represent that person on the planet, and you must do so with great honour and respect. Xx
Exactly. 💜It's such an honor and a responsibility xx
Good day beautiful ladies. Have a wonderful week.
Thank you! You too! George 😊💚💚
There are medical device companies who's research department needs specific body parts.
And, the NM funeral home was selling them parts via a middleman or direct.
The cremains were cement in some cases, not human bone.
Terrible stuff. So damaging for families. Thank you for sharing.🩷
PLEASE HELP I need advice, what to do with my daughter death book? I can't stand the sight of it, I will never read it, should I toss it? bury it in the garden? tia
Oh lovely, we are so sorry for your loss. We are not counsellors and can't really give you advice but my gut feeling is don't get rid of it. Maybe give it to a trusted relative or friend for safe keeping. You don't know how you will feel in years to come. It sounds as though you may benefit from some grief counselling as well if you haven't already done that. We hope you can find some peace in what sounds like an awful situation. Our thoughts are with you.🧡💜
A guy I knew was transported across the state for cremation. He wouldn't fit in anything local.
Oh wow 😔
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Thank you so much! Natalie 💚💚
Anyone can goof up, but while it's a day at work for the worker, it can be a life-changing event for the customer. That's true of many professions. It's worse when the subject can't complain.
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Unfortunately in every business there are unscrupulous people willing to break the law to make more money. There was a case in America where the funeral home FD actually cut the legs of a blind jazzman turned preacher. He was black, albino and 6'7" tall. No lie. At the funeral service everyone whispered that it didn't look right. There was too much man for the casket and it got around that the funeral home must've cut the legs off to make him fit. His wife confronted the funeral director and they came to a settlement. However, when it finally got around to the police, they investigated and exhumed the body and, sure enough, he cut the legs off. The FD lost his license and a short time later, he died. The strange thing is that the funeral home is now open again, but the weird thing is that the name of the place is the same as before, with the exception of the first two initials. Cheers
Ohhhh my word that's turns my stomach and makes me so mad 😡 I can not understand why people would do such horrific things to others 😞
Thank you for sharing your information. Take care 💚💚
There's a mortuary in my town who sells the deceaseds dentures.
Hi Kathy, 🤔 why?
When I prep my deceased I all ways put the dentures in during the prep. Thank you for your information take care 😊💚
@@Areyoudyingtoknow I guess to make more money. They keep them in a big glass jar.
🤦♀️ it's always about money🥴
Take care lovely 💚
@@justasoutherngirl644 that really don't make sense cuz no 2 ppl mouths are made the same
I called the funeral home my family has used since Grandpa died in the early 90s for my husband to get a quote. Why are they charging me $650 more just because he is 6 foot 2 and 350 pounds? I was getting the quote per him because he has stage 3 heart failure.
Hi, I can not comment on the prices of other funeral homes sorry. I can old guess that the cost is more because a longer slightly larger coffin or casket has to be made but not sure why it a large difference. Sorry to hear you husband is not well ❤️
Also, the recipients of the body parts removed from cadavers were subjected to disease because of the improper way these body parts were harvested and obtained.
It's interesting that bodies in Australia donated to science can be stored for a couple of days before being sent to the university/medical school. My body is bequeathed to a medical school in New Zealand and the info I've been given is I have to be embalmed by a specific funeral director, in a special process, within 24 hours of death.
Hi, yes it's all different in different states and countries. I do know that here in Queensland the university we serve general freeze the bodies now and don't embalm, it's what they call fresh frozen and defrost the bodies for the training clinics then refreeze after the classes. The trainee doctor and surgeons apparently prefer this way. Thank you for your comments and what a wonderful gift you are giving in your death 🙏 please take good care 😊💚💚
Great video. Makes people think.
Hi Joy, yes it certainly does, it's awful what some people will do 😞 take care 😊💚
I’m confused~ who would buy body parts that are dead? For what purpose?
Hi Cyndy, we said in the video, she was selling them to the universities that do anatomy studies. So not only was she selling body parts she was defrauding the Universities with forged donors consent paper work, it's such a terrible story 😔
Take care 💚💚
thank you for this video
Your Welcome, Linda 💚💚
I actually remember seeing this is the news. I remember the woman and thinking that she had 1980's hair. Probably the worst ever here in the U.S. was Tri-State Crematory in Noble, Georgia. They eventually found over 350 decomposing bodies that were supposed to have been cremated. I think they gave people back concrete powder and passed it off as cremains.
Hi David, yes she definitely has an 80's hair do.
Oh my goodness that's horrific 😔 what is wrong with people!!
Thank you for sharing hope you are well ☺️💚💚
Were u from
Hi Kirk, Trish is from Australia and me (Tracy) I am from Co Durham in the UK 😊💚
@@Areyoudyingtoknow ok
@@Areyoudyingtoknow your a embalmer
Yes I am ☺️
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Better to follow Apostate Prophet.
Why do some boby turn black
It's the natural process of decomposition. ❤️
I want to ask a question please? Why do you mark up the beautiful skin that the Lord God Almighty gave you. I don't mean this in a nasty way.
Hi Norma, are you talking about our make up or the makeup I sometimes use on the deceased person? Thank you for your question and certainly not taken in a bad way. 💚
Omg....this is shocking...the poor families...this would send me insane if it happened to anyone I knew 😢💔
I know right Michelle 😞 it's so shocking and unbelievable.
Take care 💚💚