Medical Examiners | Little Miss Funeral

[@sarabrant723]

I think I've said this before I've been to a funeral at the funeral home that you work for when you were there. My friend died a few years ago of a heroin overdose and he looked so good at his funeral it was amazing not knowing who you were at that time or even watching your videos I said to one of my friends that attended the funeral with me that he looked like he did before he started using. I'm not going to say his name because I don't want to put his information out there but he lived in Cheektowaga. it wasn't until I started watching KZbin and heard that you were from Buffalo and I remembered seeing you at the funeral.and I hate to say I mean this assumption but I thought it was weird that there was such a young woman as a funeral director. He was an extremely close friend of mine and I had known him for a long time. I am a former heroin addict I was lucky enough that I got into a methadone clinic and it saved my life. Had I not gotten into the methadone clinic I would have been in another funeral home having a service for myself because I would have died. There's no doubt in my mind I would not be here right now with two more children had I not gotten clean in May of 2017. That being said I still think of how amazing he looked he looked like he was sleeping he didn't look like he was dead. I know it's horrible to say it like that but he literally looked like he was sleeping and I had spent nights with him over the years from us using and he literally looked like he was asleep like I had seen him so many times before. I'm so thankful that I was able to go to his service I almost didn't go but I couldn't bear myself not to go I was clean at this point when I went to his service and I am so thankful that you guys were able to give us that experience. Even though I'm not part of the family but being able to see my friend and remember him like that sleeping and not looking dad and looking terrible and not himself gave me a sense of I didn't want to go to the funeral because I didn'tI didn't want to go to the funeral because I didn't want to remember my friend dad in a casket I wanted every time when I remembered him to be sleeping or laughing but it really gave me a sense of closure and I'm so happy that I was able to have those memories of him thanks to you guys. I think I've said this before on a different video but it's coming up on the anniversary of his death and it really really helped me and I know that it helped his family because they said many times how good he looked and how great you guys were. So thank you for giving me that memory of my friend that I will never forget.

[@TheGraveWoman]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 great video

[@BeeApple-sr3db]

My friend just passed away on Sunday. I been giving the family some insights how they should have for her funeral. 😊😊😊😊

[@lisaoconnor7085]

I love your new intro.It is great to c u back

[@anabrr1123]

This is my dream job!! I definitely can’t afford medical school so I’m working towards being a pathologist assistant!

[@garydeus-lutes9989]

Just found your channel about a week ago. I had been thinking of going to school for this profession, so 2 days ago I have applied for school for it, wanted to thank you for all your videos. made my mind up. and I am in the East Coast Canada. and I was surprised you have Tim Hortons in the US thought it was in Canada. love my Timmies :) school doesn't start until September but I will be asking a LOT of questions. lol

[@GemmasJourneyGrace]

thank you for explaining this lauren, i did not know they did so much of the front line work, when someone passes. I understand now how important they are to the funeral home and funeral directors. I also want you to know you do an amazing job at explaining everything so clearly. keep up with the fantastic content. I love your channel, much love from the UK xxxx

[@HG-ok5jh]

I considered going to school to become a medical examiner before I decided to do mortuary school, so this was super interesting!

[@BereG96]

I'm on my final year of mortuary school but my greatest passion was to become a forensic pathologist. Would love to one day accomplish that

[@StDominic666]

There is also death investigation nursing! You’re basically the assistant of a medical examiner. I’m doing mortuary school and nursing school with the end goal of being a forensic nurse the nursing program (RN program) and mortuary school have the same prerequisites maybe if you’re interested in that but don’t wanna do medical school that’s a great alternative! 🖤

[@BereG96]

@@StDominic666 I hadn't heard about that before! I'll definitely look into it, thank you so much! Good luck with your studies and I wish you the best!

[@fallingstar6792]

Thank you

[@amandaarmstrong5966]

This Is So Informative, Thank You So Much!🤔

[@conorwinston6205]

That was really quite interesting, thank you.

[@kendycer.4072]

Good morning! I don't know if this question is something you can answer but my husband passed away at 42 and I was 36 he was in the hospital and passed from lung cancer that spread but after he passed the hospital asked about an autopsy before I could leave and sign whatever I needed to sign, honestly I don't remember but is that normal when the cause of death is known? I didn't know if that was a standard question. It was somewhat off putting if that makes sense. Thank you so much!

[@george196161]

Many hospitals, especially teaching hospitals, will ask the next of kin permission to perform an autopsy to see how the treatment the decedent recieved affected the disease that caused death. I've been through this with family members.

[@kendycer.4072]

@@george196161 thank you very much for that info. I just thought it was an odd request. I denied it, I didn't think it was necessary and probably was not in the right frame of mind to consider that.

[@george196161]

@@kendycer.4072 you are welcome!

[@greg-ml7fp]

Very informative video, enjoyed. Guess an autopsy makes your job a bit more difficult. Always wondered, would an autopsy tend to help with preservation of the body since the organs are removed.

[@killedbyrabbits]

I do removals and my boss is a trade embalmer and he says he doesn't like embalming autopsied bodies as much as not autopsied ones. In my state the organs are given back in a bag that has to be put back in the body so that's an extra step and the medical examiners in my area apparently aren't very careful when they make cuts around major arteries which are used to get the embalming fluid into the body so there will be points in the veins where the fluid wants to leak out. So to me it seems like there are extra steps but someone else might prefer autopsy bodies.

[@rogers6415]

When my dad passed away the death certificate had "yes" marked under "was tobacco use a factor in the cause of death?". (I'm not sure if that's the exact working). He was 77 and hadn't smoked since he was in his 20s. When my grandmother passed she was in her 80s and also has "yes" checked on this block on the death certificate. I don't believe she ever smoked, and if she did it was before I was born. Is it standard procedure to mark this as yes on this block for political reasons? That is, mark yes to increase the percentage of people that can be reported as having died with tobacco use being a factor? I don't live in Ney York, maybe the state that I'm in does it for some reason.

[@LittleMissFuneral]

New York’s death certificates also have this box, and no it is not standard to check it unless it is a factor. Maybe your father could have had an illness years later that his doctor traced back to him smoking? My mom had a friend who never smoked a day in his life. His DC has yes marked too, because he grew up with his parents constantly smoking and as he got older he developed COPD. Maybe the same scenario could also be applied to your families history?

[@rogers6415]

@@LittleMissFuneral Second hand smoke might have been a factor. Thank you for the response.

[@BeeApple-sr3db]

Isnt it fun Embalming an Autopsy case😊😊😊😊😊

[@cynthiathomas6690]

It's state law in Virginia that if someone dies "unexpectedly",an autopsy has to be done to find out the cause of death. The family has no say in the matter.