My First Pregnancy--The Birth of My Daughter

I see a few new dead bodies every day. Most of them die of old age, but there are always the random car crash victims, suicides, babies, and children. 

I am a mortician. 

I graduated from a mortuary college with a degree in funeral service and work as a Funeral Director and Embalmer. 

I hadn't really decided if I wanted kids or not when I found out I was pregnant with my first child. Frankly, I was not a huge fan of other people's kids. I was not the person in the room who would beg to hold "the baby". I admit, I had given some thought to having kids and assumed I probably would become a mother. . . someday. When one hits age 30, I imagine the thought crosses about every childless woman's mind. I certainly wasn't interested, or ready, when I was in my twenties. 

Secrets of Embalming--Part Two

COMING SOON!

My Second Pregnancy--The Birth of My Son

COMING SOON!

Secrets of Embalming--Getting Started

First things first. If the body is in the cooler, I remove it and preferably let it thaw out a little before beginning. Fresh bodies are highly preferable to refrigerated ones. Refrigeration wreaks havoc on a body's tissues.