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trof

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Fri Oct 21, 2022, 07:11 PM Oct 2022

End of life decisions [View all]

Not to get morbid here, but...sooner of later we're all gonna tap out.
I didn't want my family to be left with maybe thousands of dollars in funeral expenses.

I don't want to be on display in a box and then buried.
I'm a bit claustrophobic.
I 'm an atheist, so no afterlife.

Cremation adds to pollution.

I've just donated my body to medicine/science.
It's free.
Who knows? Maybe you'll help mankind.
They come a get your remains.
After 6 months to a year, when they're through with you, they cremate what ever is left and return the remains to whoever you designate.

The outfit I signed up with is Genesys/MERI (Medical Experimentation and Research Institute) in Memphis.
https://www.genesislegacy.org/

Just something to consider.

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