As you may realize, when a morbidly obese person is cremated, there’s a danger of what can only be called (in layman’s terms) a “grease fire.”  In the past — especially in America — such fires have prompted crematoriums to purchase larger retorts (a retort is the “oven”) and to use different methods of cremating […]

Here’s the text of the talk (the video is at the very bottom): I’ve been a critical care EMT for the past seven years in Suffolk County, New York. I’ve been a first responder in a number of incidents ranging from car accidents to Hurricane Sandy. If you are like most people, death might be […]

From People Magazine: For the past 29 years, Brittany Maynard has lived a fearless life – running half marathons, traveling through Southeast Asia for a year and even climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. So, it’s no surprise she is facing her death the same way. On Monday, Maynard will launch an online video campaign with the nonprofitCompassion […]

Today’s guest post is written by Kelsey Munger:   “Today we’re going to get into small groups,” my thanatology teacher announced, handing out a list of questions. The challenge: planning Wonder Woman’s funeral. Wonder Woman, according to our assignment, had tragically passed away after many years of kicking butt as a sexy crime fighting crusader in […]