tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post9095669655512014731..comments2024-01-31T10:30:47.824-08:00Comments on Life on a limb: Amateur MorticiansDelirioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564398770468606675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-12443124967777233542011-12-24T11:14:05.928-08:002011-12-24T11:14:05.928-08:00I have a lot of respect for the people - usually w...I have a lot of respect for the people - usually women when it's done informally - who do that job. Makes such a difference to the bereaved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-16219810472994921112011-12-24T08:11:24.287-08:002011-12-24T08:11:24.287-08:00I can never move out of Utah. We have LDS morticia...I can never move out of Utah. We have LDS morticians here who dress them. :0)Inklingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173567199140492921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-43100145841118440652011-12-24T05:43:17.760-08:002011-12-24T05:43:17.760-08:00Following on what Padmum says, when Urmeela passed...Following on what Padmum says, when Urmeela passed away, knowing that our home had no women, some wonderful friends landed up and dressed her up like a sumangali and made her look like a bride. Kindness of that kind is what makes for relationships.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-73203517772198637352011-12-23T20:08:31.371-08:002011-12-23T20:08:31.371-08:00Interesting....in our custom we bathe the body, dr...Interesting....in our custom we bathe the body, dress it up in a new sari or dhothi--that's it. If the lady has preceded her husband then she gets a huge red dot of kumkum on her forehead. The man has the ash stripes or the white 'u' applied on his forehead with a special chalk--to signify his religious pteferences.padmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322186309612774429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-68776572238212720852011-12-23T19:25:56.490-08:002011-12-23T19:25:56.490-08:00I'm hoping they gave you gloves (like surgical...I'm hoping they gave you gloves (like surgical gloves) to use when you dressed her. If you ever do that again, ask for these. I helped dress a lady at a crematoreum and we were not given gloves. Then I helped dress another lady at a funeral home and they did give us gloves.Nenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847303868378288229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-76092133818217296672011-12-23T13:24:30.733-08:002011-12-23T13:24:30.733-08:00Delores, you are the best kind of Christian, one t...Delores, you are the best kind of Christian, one that puts the tire of caring on the pavement!<br /><br />Seriously, if I had needed to do that, I think I would have really gotten the willies! Wouldn't have stopped me doing my duty, but still ... :-OConradhttp://www.levintel.comnoreply@blogger.com