The Ultimate Guide to the 2023 NFDA Convention and Expo
Ben breaks down the largest death care convention of the year! Hope to see you in Las Vegas September 10-13, 2023!
Embalming
Incorrupt or Not? Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster Lived a Saintly Life
Was the fact that Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster’s remains were not decomposed when she was exhumed to move her to a new shine mean she lived closer to Christ as the Catholic Church claims? Or is there more going on here?
Embalming’s New Front Line
The embalmers of Belgium and Germany are truly on the frontlines of embalming. As we lament the death of embalming in the US, perhaps we need to observe its growth across the ocean and think about how we can be reminded of its roots.
Bernoulli and the Prep Room
There’s always a lot of discussion amongst embalmers about the chemicals they use, the cosmetics they like, and the techniques they deploy in restoration. When we think of embalming, we can easily call to mind that related sciences are chemistry, biology, anatomy, and microbiology, but what about physics? Occasionally you will see someone post a …
Funeral Service Doesn’t Wait
“Funeral service doesn’t wait” is a statement that I have recently fallen in love with because it describes my week. It describes the debates with my wife, it explains the important moments missed for others. This phrase is the look on my kid’s face when I tell them I have to leave to go to work at odd hours. It’s a phrase that explains a lot but yet is so simple. It’s hard to understand I guess if you are not in the trenches day in and day out. My modern-day stressors are extremely tough to explain to those that are not in the industry. Remember what we do is different from most.
COVID-19 and Blood Clots—True or Clickbait?
Are embalmers really finding clots in deceased people caused by the Covid vaccine?
Mirror Mirror on the Wall…
Funeral Professionals have had a long standing problem with introspection. We are like Dracula…avoiding the mirrors.
Creutzfeldt Jacob’s Disease and the Funeral Director
Creutzfeldt Jacob’s Disease is scary; its cause is seemingly invincible, its incubation can last up to decades, and its mortality is 100%. But it is but a mere prion, and we are humans with the ability to think critically in our duty to give families one last goodbye.