Definitions,
Values,
DJ's Rights, 7 Stages,
Alternative Providers,
CINDEA Recognition,
Why use Services?
Expectations,
Web of Facets,
Advantages of a DM,
CINDEA Recognition,
Philosophy in Practice
Final
Affairs,
Advance Directives & Representation/Proxy,
Dementia
History,
Why Consider It,
Basics, Videos,
Physical
Care,
6 Shroud Patterns,
DJ's Remains
Various forms
of
ecological disposition
National
& Provincial
National
& Provincial
U.S.A., U.K.,
etc.
for Adults & Children
and Donations
Articles & Updates
Definitions,
Values,
DJ's Rights, 7 Stages,
Alternative Providers,
CINDEA Recognition,
Why use Services?
Expectations,
Web of Facets,
Advantages of a DM,
CINDEA Recognition,
Philosophy in Practice
Final
Affairs,
Advance Directives & Representation/Proxy,
Dementia
History,
Why Consider It,
Basics, Videos,
Physical
Care,
6 Shroud Patterns,
DJ's Remains
Various forms
of
ecological disposition
National
& Provincial
National
& Provincial
U.S.A., U.K.,
etc.
for
Adults & Children
and Donations
Articles & Updates
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"A
picture is worth a thousand words." Although
attitudes are changing, we still live in a 'death
taboo' culture. Most of us are not
aware that we have the legal right to care for
our own dead at home, without using the services
of a funeral home. Whether
or not we know about our rights post-death,
the cultural taboo still tends to leave an 'ick
' factor, due to the
assumption that caring for a dead body would
be significantly different than caring for it
the moment before death. However,
even if the 'ick ' factor is not an issue,
there is still the question '...but how?
'.
Note:
We suggest that you watch these videos in full-screen
mode. Click on the box-corners icon
at the bottom right of each video and then
press the red "Play" button once you
get into full-screen mode. [If
you don't see the box-corners, move your mouse-cursor
to the bottom right of the video.] To
return to the website page, press the "Esc"
or "Escape" button, which will probably
be at the far top left of your keyboard.
Written
instructions (PDF) for Post-death
Care at Home (including a list
of supplies), and General
Timeline (what to do when)
are also available on this site; and are intended
to companion the videos with more in-depth information.
Shroud
patterns (with graphic and
written instructions) 2 unsewn,
and 4 sewn variations are also available.
We hope that the following videos,
and the accompanying instructional
PDFs,
will help clarify how to care for a dead body
and most of the supplies needed would be
things you already have at home. If
you have any further questions or concerns, please
feel free to contact
us.
You
can also see all of the videos at CINDEA's
YouTube channel
Part
1 Moving the Body
This
video shows the procedure for six women to move
a 6'2" man's (dead) body across a room
and through a doorway, carrying him on a large
sheet.
Part
2 Washing the Head, Face, and Mouth
This
video shows the procedure for washing the hair
and face, as well as cleaning the teeth and mouth.
Part
3 Washing the Body
This
video shows the procedure for washing the hair
and face, as well as cleaning the teeth and mouth.
Use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsPbpH0yWpM&t=5s
if you can't access from above.
Part
4 Dressing the Body
This
video shows the procedure for dressing the body
(in this case, with pants and shirt)
as well as how to set the eyes and mouth
so that they remain shut.
Part
5 Final Preparations
Option
1: Moving the body into the casket
This
part of the video shows the procedure to move
the body into the casket using the same
simple single-sheet technique as in Part 1 (Moving
the Body).
Option 2: Shrouding the body
This
part of the video shows the procedure to shroud
the body in the simplest form of shroud
using a large (queen or king sized)
sheet and 4 ties.
There are 6 shroud patterns available
on CINDEA 's 'Post-death Care and Home
Funerals' page under the Shroud
Patterns section. The patterns
include 2 unsewn ones (including
the one demonstrated here) and 4 different
sewn ones with both written and graphic
instructions approved for use in at least
some 'green burials'.
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