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BODY PRESERVATION
The matter of matter; body disposal is not the only option when there are so many preservation methods for those inclined to live fast and leave a pretty corpse.
The matter of matter; body disposal is not the only option when there are so many preservation methods for those inclined to live fast and leave a pretty corpse.
One Catholic tradition sought to preserve the physical state for as long as possible. These are the ‘incorruptibles,’ like Bernadette Soubirous, a miller’s daughter from Lourdes whose body has lain unravaged by time in a grotto since her death in 1879.
Catholicism has a strong tradition of reliquary; many pilgrimage traditions were created around body parts and bone fragments of dead saints.
As a GP-Anesthetist, I’m called to put people on life support measures like ventilators.
As a palliative care doctor, I keep people comfortable during the last phase of life, dying, whether that takes days or years.
Both skills are being put to the test in #COVID19Pandemic.
As a palliative care doctor, I keep people comfortable during the last phase of life, dying, whether that takes days or years.
Both skills are being put to the test in #COVID19Pandemic.
We have watched the #COVID19Pandemic bring hospital systems around the world to their knees.
We know that even in our healthcare system, we have nowhere near the resources we need. We do not have enough beds. We do not have enough doctors and nurses. We do not have enough vents.
We know that even in our healthcare system, we have nowhere near the resources we need. We do not have enough beds. We do not have enough doctors and nurses. We do not have enough vents.
In some instances, we can stretch — doctors for, example, know that they will be called on to practice beyond their usual scope.
They will do what needs doing, and they will answer the call of duty in the #COVID19Pandemic.
They will do what needs doing, and they will answer the call of duty in the #COVID19Pandemic.
