Indiana University has a whole program ( https://medicine.iu.edu/give/body-donation/ ) dedicated to the donation and handling of human bodies for medical research. We had a guy assigned to us that was in contact with us through the whole process. He even got to wail on the funeral director who picked up my Mom’s body from the care facility then more or less held her hostage for the costs of transporting and storing her. This guy was the “designated” funeral home for the facility and they called him first instead of calling the people at IU like they were supposed to. He refused to release her body unless we paid his costs ($350) for removal and transportation.
We immediately contacted our guy at IU. All we know is that the guy from IU went down and saw the funeral director face to face and within minutes her body was being transported to IU like it should have been to begin with. I talked to a high school buddy of mine who runs a funeral home in the same area about it and he knew about this particular guy and his business. Apparently he was known for pulling stunts like this. He said that the IU people probably suggested that he wouldn’t like a complaint to the state about his practices as he had been busted and fined for similar infractions in the past. -D > On Mar 1, 2017, at 5:23 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > My wife and son did these ceremonies for the people in the cadaver lab, they > are treated very seriously and very considerately, and the students learn to > appreciate them too, having carved up the bodies. It is kind of a humbling > experience and makes the bodies more "human" after they are done. > > --FT > > > On 3/1/17 3:09 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> It’s a really cool thing that they do - once a year they have a >> non-denominational memorial service for all the families of the donors on >> campus that is mandatory for all first year medical students to attend. >> Then they take the cremains to Crown Hill and inter them in an area set >> aside for those who have donated their bodies to science and hold a >> graveside ceremony as well. really nice way to memorialize these folks and >> honor the families as well. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
