Those who work in the mortuary business are special people. I cannot imagine what it takes to receive in a body, no matter what the age, race, sex, or physical condition - and prepare it for both viewing and burial. We live in a society where death is rather widely exposed, from CSI:wherever, to Bones, to Dr G: Medical Examiner. So many shows where death is either a reason for the show, or a byproduct.
My coworkers funeral was today, and it's still not fully set in yet. Not the first funeral I've been to, nor will it be my last. The service was well done, and yet - as in most things - it was the behind the scenes attention to detail that made it go as well as it did. To have your profession to be the preparation and processing of loved ones, and still have the skill to deal with the grieving still living family, it (I feel) takes a special sort of person to do it, and do it well.
Hopefully less morbid thoughts will be coming soon. But a big thank you to those who do the jobs that need to be done, even when they aren't the glamour-filled professions that others flock to.
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