Forensic Pathology
This week saw us attached to the Forensic Pathology Department in SGH.. Went in to observe a couple of autopsies..
I actually reached the venue very early on Thursday morning cos I had to send my brother off to camp in the morning. Then this nice lady started talking to me, since it was barely 7 o'clock, and there weren't many people around yet.
Apparently she's working as an undertaker, and she's been working in it for almost 5-10 years? So we started chatting about her work, and how she came into a profession that is shunned by many people due to superstition and beliefs. And it was actually rather inspiring to talk to her about her work..
As an undertaker, she actually plays a much larger role in the closing chapters of a person's life than is commonly portrayed. Other than just preparing the body and the wake, she comforts the family, and helps them with advice on the many legal and administrative formalities which many people are unaware of, or too bereaved to take too much notice of.
What's really sad, yet heartwarming at the same time though, was of the stories she shared of families which were too poor to afford a proper funeral, and her company actually offered their services for free or at a discounted rate to help the deceased's loved ones - cos as she said,
I actually reached the venue very early on Thursday morning cos I had to send my brother off to camp in the morning. Then this nice lady started talking to me, since it was barely 7 o'clock, and there weren't many people around yet.
Apparently she's working as an undertaker, and she's been working in it for almost 5-10 years? So we started chatting about her work, and how she came into a profession that is shunned by many people due to superstition and beliefs. And it was actually rather inspiring to talk to her about her work..
As an undertaker, she actually plays a much larger role in the closing chapters of a person's life than is commonly portrayed. Other than just preparing the body and the wake, she comforts the family, and helps them with advice on the many legal and administrative formalities which many people are unaware of, or too bereaved to take too much notice of.
What's really sad, yet heartwarming at the same time though, was of the stories she shared of families which were too poor to afford a proper funeral, and her company actually offered their services for free or at a discounted rate to help the deceased's loved ones - cos as she said,
"Proper closure is very important to the family."
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