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1. We’ve been receiving emails from hospice nurses & families in Los Angeles asking for guidance on how to care for bodies of patients & loved ones who have died as most funeral homes are at or beyond capacity. Here’s some information that may be useful
2. It may help to remember that dead bodies are not dangerous, and that people have cared for their own dead for thousands of years.
Read more here: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/resources/decomposition#1
Read more here: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/resources/decomposition#1
3. What if the decomposing body had an infectious disease? http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/resources/decomposition#2
4. Re: Covid-19 from the CDC: “The virus spreads primarily through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. This type of spread is not a concern after death.” https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html?fbclid=IwAR3rAwnUTkw1iWPFbnaFaT0rOOX0AA1nO02NNWJR6XS4NeL49z_oAU3VBi4#funerals
5. For practical advice and instructions on care of a body, everything you need can be found on the @homefunerals website—start here with Body Care & Cooling https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/body-care-cooling-techniques.html
6. Here’s a talk from Caitlin about why this extra time with the body has the potential to provide you with a sacred space for healing and ritual.
7. Finally, for those seeking info on the situation here in #LA here are a couple articles. The 1st on hospitals, the 2nd on funeral homes:
1. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-06/la-gets-paramedics-from-bay-area-as-covid-crisis-worsens
2. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-30/mortuaries-funeral-homes-overwhelmed-covid-19-deaths
1. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-06/la-gets-paramedics-from-bay-area-as-covid-crisis-worsens
2. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-30/mortuaries-funeral-homes-overwhelmed-covid-19-deaths
