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Are you very concerned what happens to your body after death?

Marine 8 Sep 13
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No, I'm more concerned with what happens to it before I die.

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NO. I prefer to be cremated and my ashes buried to help a tree grow, however.

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Beyond being an organ donor, no.

GwenC Level 7 Sep 13, 2018
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Yes, I prefer no embalming and a quick cremation...then scattered with the ashes of all my furbabies on a mountain side somewhere.....

Quick cremation, no preservatives, no service, no viewing, just burn and urn.
If they want a viewing then they should have visited.
I'm using your idea about the fur-babies, thanks, I never thought of that. I have wondered what would happen to them after I go. Not that I would have them euthanized, but the ones who have passed before.

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Not really, it's not as if I can do much about it. I suppose the one thing would be is that I don't want a grave, that would mean upkeep for someone and in your face reminders, all the good stuff should be in your heart and head. So scatter my ashes in the compost at a garden project I'm involved in, that'll do 🙂

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Some what, my family is nice enough not to give me a god-based funeral. I have signed up to be donated to the local med school as a cadaver for classes: students know your name and how you died. Then my family gets your and ashes of others sent to them when the students are done with me,(I am okay with other peoples ashes with mine, I am pretty friendly anyway). On,the other hand, I would feel happy if I knew they would feed me to bears, except that bears might learn that people are tasty, and that could result in some nasty live people/bear interactions. I generally think funerals are for the living and have instructed family to have me burned and take the ashes someplace they think would make me happy, or I can hang out in there house in a coffee can (but not cheap brands, I hate when people bring crappy coffee to work). To make it right and theme it towards me, they all should be late to the funeral, just as my body will be, ( I get lost and am late when I try to get to a new place consistently).

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Nope, I've mad some obscene suggestions as well as some real ones, I don't really care, I'll be dead anyway.

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nope...feed it to to dogs that are hungry for all I care

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I have told multiple members of my family on more than one occasion that they can eat my body for all I care.

Dietl Level 7 Sep 13, 2018
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Nope. I've made it clear that I want to be cremated.

@tshaaj Cremation is much cheaper than the traditional funeral and burial.
I'm not going to be "burdening" anyone.

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No. I would like my transplantable organs to be harvested , but don't really care about what happens to the rest

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Yes, I want to be buried so people can visit my grave as I visit my ancestors graves for time to time. I'm a family historian and "graving" as it's called is a most fascinating part of the hobby.

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I guess I am the weird one here. I want no autopsy (unless I perish under dubious means)... I want no formaldehyde pumped into my veins... Just put me in a pine box and pack me in salt. I'd like to be buried on my property... Or a corner of it. Perhaps it is my fascination of ancient Egypt.

-OR-

Build a big-ass funeral pyre.. One that will last for days. Put me at the top and everyone can come party! Tell your favorite story... Or make one up!

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No

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Naw. Organ donor. Let other people make good use of it. I won't mind.

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Uh, no. I'll be dead. Decomposing... somewhere.

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...no . And we are running out of usable
land.a living will is necessary to ensure
your wishes,not many have them.

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I will be cremated, no concern whatsoever.

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Yes, what if a bunch of Catholic priests are around?.lol

Don't worry, you're too old for priests.

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I likevthe idea of planting a tree above me and using me for fertilizer. But on the other hand, cremation is much cheaper so sprinkle my ashes in a forest.

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I likevthe idea of planting a tree above me and using me for fertilizer. But on the other hand, cremation is much cheaper so sprinkle my ashes in a forest.

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That reminds me... I decided to donate my body to science. Got the application packet in the mail but haven't had a chance to complete the paperwork and send it back in yet.

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no concern at all.
If i have the choice - and as discussed with my family - cremated and scattered at the lake/cottage, a little metal plaque mounted on the cottage.
We'll have a wall of ancestors.
Good times.

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