Last Writes: A Blog About Death and Grief
"Last Writes" is Good Grief’s blog dedicated to navigating death, grief, and everything in between — offering candid conversations, practical advice, and reflections to help people face loss with a little more clarity and a little less fear.
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My Mom Wants to Donate Her Body to Science. Here’s What We Didn’t Know.
My mom has been on a low-key mission to find the least expensive, most dignified way to die. Somewhere between the fourth casket showroom and a $8,000 burial plot with a bay view she'd never use, she landed on body donation — and then immediately asked: "People will make fun of my body, won't they?" I didn't actually know the answer. So I called someone who does.