In Puerto Rico, a funeral home used a special embalming treatment to keep the corpse of 24-year-old Angel Pantoja Medina standing upright for his three-day wake. His wish was to remain standing, even in death. | AP/WTOP | … [Read more...] about Just Prop Me Up in a Corner
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Never have been a fan of embalming, but then I realized I'd never seen embalming done well. Recently, a friend of the family passed after a long illness. At 93, in ill health, she was ready to go, she was worn out. Before she passed, this once active lady nested on the couch, slept in her clothes and occasionally risked getting up to go the bathroom. You know the story; fell, broke her hip never to recover. She'd tell you that she was ready to go and didn't understand what was taking so … [Read more...] about To View or Not To View