Where Do Gold Teeth & Blood Go After Death?

There's GOLD in them there (corpse) mouths! And (corpse) blood in them there drains!
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**CREDITS**
Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
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**SELECTED ADDITIONAL READING/SOURCES**
"What Do Morticians Do With the Blood They Take Out of Dead Bodies?"
mentalfloss.com/article/548054...
"What happens to gold teeth when someone is cremated?"
www.funerals360.com/blog/cura...
Co-op Funeral Home -- "Can we get gold teeth back?"
funerals.coop/blog/so-what-ha...
"FBI scrutinizes funeral home running a side business: selling human body parts"
www.reuters.com/investigates/...
"Is It Safe to Drink Blood?"
www.livescience.com/15899-dri...
CDC -- diseases and organisms
www.cdc.gov/bloodsafety/bbp/d...
"How long HIV virus survive in a Dead Human body"
www.thebody.com/article/long-...
"Can Gold Teeth be Removed Before Cremation?"
heartlandcremation.com/blog/c...

[@brabbit736]

I need that on a T-shirt. "Corpses aren't scary, living people are." lol

[@socksmeow8828]

Lol

[@tashacronin775]

I just went to a remote cemetery for lunch the other day and there were two men sitting in their cars along the road and I was more creeped out by that than the dead people.

[@AudiophileTommy]

Politicians are the most scary -ALL OF THEM !

[@kim5754]

Lol it's funny cause it's true

[@alisa8869]

True facts

[@rolemartyrx]

Corpse blood sounds like a killer heavy metal band name

[@floydsghost]

Caitlin found a band called post mortem fetal extrusion. XD

[@shalesleigh5057]

yeah it does

[@therickson100]

Right up there with "Toxic Shock Syndrome."

[@mcearl8073]

metalheadbritt I also like “The Blood of the Dead”

[@nekkedwelder6980]

Cannibal Corpse and Dying Fetus are two very popular metal bands. Check out the song “Tasty Tampon” by Blakdeth....

[@s.v.2796]

My daughter almost died in childbirth (yes that's still possible) she had to receive massive transfusions of whole and blood product. Someone who donated had a severe peanut allergy which my daughter now has in a deadly form. So while I'm extremely grateful for the donations I'm hesitant to advise those with peanut allergies to donate.

[@alyssarose7435]

Is there any other cases of this type of thing happening?

[@s.v.2796]

@@alyssarose7435 apparently so . That's how the doctors were able to diagnose it. The human body is amazing. No matter how we try to compartmentalize it into simply biological substance it continues to astound us.

[@jeanneratterman]

Thank you for this information. I am both grateful your daughter survived and sorry that she now has this allergy. I feel like I myself am just short of needing to live in a bubble, so many allergies. I have never donated blood for other reasons, but now I feel it has been a blessing to recipients that I have not done. The other side of having allergies is that I am very conscious of the potential problem another may have. I have separate treats for allergic treat or treaters who come to my door. 👍

[@s.v.2796]

@@jeanneratterman it was 2 years ago that I posted the comment. Thank you for your kindness. Recently it was discovered that I have a slow bleed somewhere. I thought I was having heart or lung problems, but was so low on blood I had to have emergency transfusion. So I just went through a rigorous matching procedure, then detailed education on all the downsides that are possible when receiving blood. After all, it IS part of someone else's body. It saved my life. At that point I would gladly trade serious peanut allergy for the chance to be alive and continue assisting in the parenting of my great-grandsons. So talk to your blood bank. They may say no, on the other hand....,💖

[@MitchellShilling]

My sister had the same thing happen to her, and ended up having a seizure while having a C-section, requiring her to have a couple of blood transfusions. Luckily, she and her baby (my nephew) survived.

[@ronrendon]

“Corpses aren’t scary, living people are.” Couldn’t agree with you more!

[@fcllc4217]

Until they pop!

[@matthewkoch6937]

I've always thought this. Having lost several family members, I was never creeped out by the bodies, although they did look weird having been embalmed.

[@corvid789]

Mortuary Mother has blessed us once again with a glimpse into her expansive catacomb of knowledge

[@roadmaster720]

@sam scribbles mortuary mother learned it all from granny dig'em deep.

[@lachlanhenderson6591]

Now we must wait another 2 weeks of utter pain and self sacrifice until we are blessed again by our mother

[@MissChase86]

I totally read that in Katya's voice 👌😏

[@brooksequine7621]

I know ! How cool for us !

[@eyesofmuffin]

Now I want mortuary mother merch

[@tiptapkey]

Every kiss begins with dead people gold.

[@shannonbell7010]

Arysta XD

[@alex0589]

10/10

[@Palucu]

I had to sing it! Jajajaja

[@miasummer2978]

Show your loved one how much you love them.... with dead people gold!!

[@roadmaster720]

@arysta well. shit does happen. gold moves in strange ways. your kissing someone's long deceased granny that way.

[@cindyoverway9578]

When my Grandpa died in 2011 the Funeral Director asked my Dad if he wanted his Gold teeth , my Dad said “ Um no he can keep those “

[@k.morningstar7983]

i imagine that funeral director has the energy of igor sidling up to reveal them in his gnarled hand, already having removed them

[@vampirejelly8589]

@@k.morningstar7983 I dont think you understand how hilarious your comment is

[@collinibug]

I was asked the same thing about my fathers teeth in the 1990’s

[@indalcecio]

I would say to take them out, wash and sterilize the gold and sell it, then donate the proceeds to a charity that the person would have liked

[@dabneyscholler8495]

@@vampirejelly8589 same here, I laughed! I can't imagine that situation 🤦‍♀️

[@aarona1c]

I know you're probably not going to read the comments on a year-plus old video, but I really want to give you a virtual, not-at-all-creepy, zero-contact-due-to-covid hug for reassuring me about what goes on after death, and the intricacies of corpse management. You act with such dignity and care about the entire process, while giving people like me informative, hilarious, and icky stories of the right-and-wrong ways to take care of the deceased. Thanks so much for all that you do here!

[@murdermuseum8280]

You were right she never did!! She wouldn't be anything if it wasn't for her subscribers.

[@fourleafclover2064]

Caitlin takes so much care in her videos and answers💙

[@fourleafclover2064]

I wouldn't take it personally that she didn't reply, she is a full-time mortician during a pandemic, who does most of her content on Patreon because KZbin keeps suppressing her videos. She doesn't get to see every comment on here

[@1rewd133]

When I had knee reconstruction surgery due to injury, donor bone, or bone from a cadaver, was used in the process. Sometimes it crosses my mind there's part of someone else in my knee. A dead someone else. Thanks for allowing me to walk, dead person.

[@tinacampbell1302]

1rewd1 thanks for the thanks💕 I am an OR nurse, who made sure that the donor bone was appropriate for you to receive . I appreciate you being receptive to a gift from someone who donated their bodies to living people in need. I absolutely believe in human donations. Thanks for accepting a gift from someone you never met! I hope you have healed well:)

[@1rewd133]

@@tinacampbell1302 ❤ I'm also a doner and hope to be able to help someone else sometime. Thanks for what you do, and Happy Valentine's Day.

[@SuperSharpBlue]

Walking on the dead... Intriguing

[@nunyabiznez6381]

My brother had a heart transplant. It came from someone who died in a motorcycle accident. He was a couple of years younger than my brother who was in his twenties at the time. The donors mother met my brother a few years later. All she wanted was to listen to her son's heart beating in my brother's chest. She said as long as my brother is alive her son was alive. She sent him birthday cards on her son's birthday. As long as you are alive, the donor whose bone is in your leg is alive as well. Keep walking.

[@akio_kuro]

@@nunyabiznez6381 I actually cried when I read this wtf

[@m0ffleb0x]

Caitlin's comedic timing has evolved so amazingly. The comedy, the understated shade, love it!

[@_sootyfoot]

"Safe" floored me

[@MorticiaAttoms]

I had a regular tooth fall out in my hand while I was closing a mouth one day. I was shocked to say the least. I just put it back in the mouth and went about my embalming.

[@celestial_kitten0834]

i read this as YOU had a tooth fall out and just shoved it back in your mouth and was concerned for a moment

[@yuppi3495]

that one was lucky it didn't fall off when they were alive.

[@deuzeurh1460]

6:47 "where do you think those teeth came from? Puppies!" *KZbin proceeds to show an ad about snacks to clean your dog's teeth* ah yes, much relevance indeed

[@sunnysorrel]

I feel like Caitlin would love some “dead people gold” jewelry Especially if it looks like dead people

[@shannonbell7010]

Just that Hufflepuff just creepy XD

[@Jesses001]

It would be rather neat to pull a gold too, crown AND root, and make a nice pendent out of it. Like a memorial for your loved one.

[@roxannemoser]

Best KZbin comment EVER!!! Wish I could like it 1000 times! 🤣😂

[@roxannemoser]

@@Jesses001 I had a necklace of my dad's thumbprint made. That's good enough. I really couldn't wear his teeth around my neck.

[@Jesses001]

@@roxannemoser Fair enough. Thumb print can be nice...and I think most would find it a bit less strange, ha. I have a paw print of one of our late dogs...bit large for a pendent though.

[@stephenperry779]

You just stole grandma's teeth, what are you gonna do now? We're goin' to Disneyland!!!

[@rosiered3403]

Funny 😆

[@ericwoodward6149]

I thought the same thing lol 😂

[@magickmiiror2853]

I was very confused until I watched another minute of the video lol

[@tophers3756]

Dammit! I was just about to post an almost identical comment.

[@InshasChoice]

Let's go!

[@pilotswife06]

That embalming tea sip was my FAVORITE. Your channel has changed my entire outlook on death. I love it.

[@eugeneruby433]

You work so hard to make this morbid channel as adorable and childlike as possible. I love it.

[@DianeAbotsLastSurvivinBrainCel]

Off topic but do you plan on making a video about Chernobyl radioactive bodies?!I think that would make for an interesting video.

[@dx.feelgood5825]

Yesss Radiation horror stories are such interesting reads already. I'd kill to see a video on that

[@neal2064]

That is a great idea

[@lishialindh25]

Omg yesss

[@janbadinski7126]

I was wondering if I was the only one who knew that. They have no choice, it's beyond toxic, nothing can change that. Their families didn't have any choice in the matter.

[@morphman86]

That's... not how radiation works. It doesn't stay in the body.

[@e1z096]

"Corpse blood in our sewers!" "I need to speak to your manager!" dead, lmao!

[@gabcuevas9106]

Omg, marry me XD

[@kimzastrow1268]

Blood is a natural thing unfortunately it smells really bad....i had the unfortunate experience of driving past a blood spot on the road either animal or hopefully not human but it was huge I could smell it and it wasn't even that hot outside...you could actually taste it....like rotting food mildewy and metallic taste that was very distinct and yet over whelming only having the car window open and just a crack while smoking a cigarette...it was that strong the taste and smell of it....huge blood spot though it was about the same size as a compact car....I was disturbed it was there like there was no corpse...usually deer get pushed to the side of the roads and auto accidents usually get cleaned up as far as fluid leaks from engines and car fluids

[@dalegribble5661]

@@gabcuevas9106 shes gay dude.....

[@kimzastrow1268]

Right cause all people aren't stupid in one way or another

[@nunyabizness199]

That, is just gnarly 😬

[@jennajune2101]

“If you’re not worried about period blood going down the drain... ... *PLEASE tell me you’re NOT* “ THANK YOU!!!!

[@kiriki4558]

Fun fact: period blood Is actually very clean. So the people who compare it to poop is very misinformed.

[@helenanilsson5666]

@@kiriki4558 Someone... Someone's actually compared it to poop? I have so many questions about the education of that someone.

[@jaynestrange]

@@kiriki4558 That's half right. Basically period blood is just as clean as any other blood. Period blood from someone you *know* doesn't have any bloodborne diseases is less dangerous than poop, but any blood from a stranger with an unknown health status is still a biohazard.

[@meganh4011]

I had my grandfathers gold dental bridge but during quarantine I had to pawn it. It was worth a lot...sorry grandpa RIP(as I have now reached almost the end of the video I must inform you my grandfather had a military burial and the military gave us the gold bridge along with other possessions.)

[@woohunter1]

I’m sure your grandfather would be thrilled that he was able to help out “one last time”.

[@meganh4011]

@@woohunter1 thank you

[@cattbutt7758]

Wow.

[@julialudwick5478]

You should do a video on deaths at Chernobyl or deaths due to radiation

[@joybronson9774]

That would be very interesting!

[@bethwatts2408]

Chernobyl is mentioned in the disaster tourism video x x x

[@lightseeker131]

You know that show was a lot of fiction? Only 31 died from the initial problem

[@crystaleunoia3974]

I hope she considers this, that sounds so cool!!

[@CourtneyHammett]

I'm hugely fascinated by radiation deaths

[@starcherry6814]

Because of Caitlin I’m no longer afraid of dead bodies! 😸

[@rosiered3403]

I'd still be afraid but much less so since I've been watching her. It's so informative and I love her. I want to be her friend lol. She's so funny.

[@Timmie999]

I'm not afraid of the thought but when it's reality it's terrifying for me.

[@thebestcat9601]

I would say it’s the living we have to fear the most because living people can hurt us.

[@alysonshorthouse8858]

But I now have a fear of puppy dentures, which I wasnt expecting

[@fbiagentfrank]

@@Timmie999 Same here. I'm not scared of them doing anything but they're still scary to see usually. Especially if the person was struggling for breath when they pass:/

[@raulemiliomaldonado4258]

I love your channel. The only suggestion I would recommend is that it is not AIDS but HIV. AIDS is a syndrome and not a virus-like you mentioned. And I also mention it because I work with sexually transmitted infections and the use of AIDS to describe HIV adds to the stigma and the fear around folks that are living with it. Just saying.

[@karliquinn6796]

I was going to add this but you have said it well. This is a super important thing for people to know, thank you

[@elizabethsparkman4182]

I am so glad to finally have this question answered about blood. In college I took a Psychology class called Death and Dying. We took a "field trip" to a local funeral home where we got to check out the back area where the embalming is done. I immediately noticed the tilted tables drained directly into something that resembled a urinal/toilet. I asked about the blood going into the same sewer as everything else and the funeral director gave me a snappy vague answer. Thanks for actually clarifying this!

[@cruella8955]

“The older, the deader, the better.” This will be my slogan for everything going forward.

[@TheLeiaOrgana]

Mia Clarke Just don’t use that in dating.

[@mookzmom]

Mia Clarke , lol...I’m an ER nurse, and I love it too!

[@sarahelizabeth6695]

I like this one, but personally I’m going with “The answer is always corpses” 😂

[@feliciachambers8559]

I was grossed out by the corpse blood in water until you pointed out period blood going down the drain. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@tomjones239]

Even worse thangs than period blood are in our drinking water.

[@salsylexhagen7423]

Tom Jones yeah i remember seeing on the bbc a item about testing the tap water in London...

[@rae3808]

🤣

[@nimrod275]

Stranger things go to waste water treatment facilities...factories are worst than you would imagine

[@gurgy3]

One of the most difficult challenges faced by wastewater treatment is the drugs excreted by people on medication (or self medicated) which remain diluted in treated water. Organics are easy to deal with comparatively.

[@TTTristan1]

"Mommy? Where to babies come from?" C O R P S E S

[@xxxacu]

😭😭😭😭

[@cosmic-fortytwo]

And you thought those McNuggets were chicken.

[@gregorybufkin890]

Blood in the sewers! Oh my! Seriously, if people saw everything else that was "down there", the blood would be the least of their worries. And that phrase "drinking too much blood is toxic." Love this show.

[@graphite2786]

This is a bit odd! When she was about 50, my mother had her gold tooth removed as she was getting full dentures. She kept this golden monstrosity in her music jewellery box. Occasionally she'd pull it out to freak the grandkids. After she died, I was given this box as a memento. Strangely the gold tooth wasn't inside. We searched her room but couldn't find it, it was presumed lost by the family.. I didn't really care as the thought of it creeped me out anyway, I didn't like the idea of bits of my mother as a possession. I took the music box and a few other items home. A few months later her house was sold. Fast forward 15 years. Today I was moving a bookshelf and sweeping up the lint and dust. I heard a clink in the dustpan, investigation revealed the lost gold tooth. :-/ Well I just had to take a photo of the prodigal tooth to share with my siblings. Which I did. A minute or two later i got two notifications. One from my brother saying "Eww gross" and the other notification was for this KZbin video. COINCIDENCE?!?!?!? yeah probably.

[@camvin575]

Oh wow, I wonder if your mum was trying to tell you this video was going to be uploaded?

[@dirtylittle5percent876]

Lol yooo, that is creepy. Cool, but ..creepy!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I kept puppy teeth because they're so tiny n cute. Not the only one, either.

[@MossyMozart]

@graphite - Why, no - not a coincidence AT ALL!

[@Question8619]

Aww I would have felt very happy she is trying to communicate

[@justinregier3513]

“Anything I can help you find?” “Yes, where is the Dead People Gold selection?”

[@BennyLlama39]

Yeah, we're looking for rapper-grade bling on a Dollar Store budget. 😀

[@youraveragejoe2]

" get out"

[@natalies9468]

Related-ish, I used to work at a dentist, they had a container full of pulled, decaying/decayed teeth that the main dentists of the practise would practise root canals, fillings etc. They also had a bag of old fillings/caps that would be collected, which would be melted down.

[@abuafak846]

My dad died of a heart attack (in the country of Venezuela) while playing tennis (With his cardiologist no less) and somewhere between the ambulance and the morgue his gold wedding ring dissapeared. Go figure.

[@chrissysdollies]

"If you're not worried about period blood going down the drain *PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE NOT* " 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@annekaplan7247]

thought the same thing!!

[@Breadgirl92]

My favorite part 😂❤

[@omekacrawford4617]

😂😂😂⚰️

[@shadesofjade]

She has a point!

[@kenshan5378]

I put my period blood in the garbage.

[@brianmercer3203]

Love the old intro returning...Including The Meow

[@drwhoscumrag]

Brian Mercer R.I.P the meow.

[@hughhaefner5486]

Upon cremation of my mother, looking through the ashes we found the twist tie type of metal used to attach the breast plate after moms open heart surgery from a year and a half earlier. Amazing.

[@mlrobinson0803]

“There’s gold in them teeth!” I love her!!!

[@sammijean77]

I teach Medical Microbiology and Forensic Science..."The Older, The Deader, The Better" might be my new motto.

[@nicoleeaves2153]

I'm going to study forensics next year!

[@shockdartbique8991]

DarkStark 31 thats awesome! i’m kind of interested in forensic science but my grades are lackluster at best (b or c average), i’m not the most mathematically adept and i’ve never taken an honors class :( hell, i never took the SAT/ACT

[@sammijean77]

XxStarlight SuburbiaxX There are certainly field of forensics that need more or less education. Some only require a high school diploma but most require at least an associates degree. If you’re really interested, there are still possibilities.

[@alexia3552]

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[@vancityplantie5752]

@@sammijean77 please tell me you’ve implemented this! 😉

[@maxcinerobinson4916]

I love her she needs an hourly show or longer she's very imformative

[@mollyross888]

check out the good death podcast!!!!

[@indalcecio]

TV is dead anyway, having a TV show is worthless these days

[@natashasauve9318]

Someone bank roll this!! (I wish I could 😭)

[@sealyoness]

I think that would become tedious for her. But...?

[@susanmetz9892]

Don't encourage her. Good information , but extremely annoying.

[@christinec.mcgrath6675]

As a former paramedic, I find your realistic and truthful videos sooo funny!! You tell it like it is and we all learn from you! Keep these up- you are the coolest mortician ever!!!! 🤗

[@BrianAckerman]

Question: i recently found out that there was a controversy at my grandmother’s funeral back in the 90s because her sons decided to bury her with all her jewelry. Other members of the family thought this was a guaranteed way for the jewelry to be stolen with no way of knowing because she was buried. I discovered this at my grandfather’s (other side of the family) recent funeral when his children decided not to bury him with anything valuable and apparently he also believed it would’ve been a bad idea. This struck me as both assuming the worst of funeral industry professionals but also potentially naive on my part. Sooo questions are: 1) is this a rational fear/risk based on what you know of the industry? 2) who would have the opportunity to take from the deceased at all the stages post-wake to complete burial? 3) is there any way to verify that the valuables are still with the deceased once they are buried? Thank you!!

[@daniellesfoster5675]

No one: Absolutely no one: Caitlin: For a human, drinking blood can lead to iron poisoning!

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Usually people will just vomit it up long before then. Though it is odd that humans have such a very narrow tolerance for iron ingestion. We can't store up extra like other animals yet we also can't get rid of excess.

[@angiejones3714]

@@patrickmccurry1563 crazy isn't it.

[@Pehmokettu]

Sadly drinking blood, espcially period blood, is one of the 'alternative medicine' trends. I am member of some anti-pseudoscience groups at Facebook and those groups are full of screen captures of really weird and disgusting 'alternative cures' to various illnesses that people recommend for others. :(

[@daniellesfoster5675]

This is all great info, but my comment was just meant to be a joke 🤷‍♀️

[@MisPhantomhive]

For a h u m a n.

[@sunshinesunflowers721]

I am getting that on a shirt: The Older The Deader The Better I got that put on a T-shirt!

[@kuromyou7969]

At first I thought that she did devil horns not the ok sign. I was like, "damn that's wicked sick".

[@klillym1461]

Me too

[@cringefest7841]

Sounds like a Ted Bundy reference

[@sunshinesunflowers721]

@@cringefest7841 Or Dahmer,he did freeze his meat.Not sure about the freezer burn.

[@Inksmudger]

Oh damn that’s my favorite Daft Punk song!

[@fleshypileofcells]

You finally mentioned Megan Hess! I live a county over from where she "practiced" and all the details of the scandal involving unconsenting sale of body parts and faking cremations with concrete mix and kitty litter were the talk of the whole valley. Feels nice that my awful home got noticed.

[@mollytaylor8122]

6:22 1 year later, and I'm proud to say that it still hasn't been demonetized!

[@honkeykong85]

“Remove teeth, burn corpse, hoard gold.” A Terrifyingly real reality during the holocaust.

[@mortisCZ]

Very grim example of economy of scale...and slave labor.

[@gwendolynjillian5500]

Frogman Smith Denier. It happened.

[@tiffprendergast]

Gwendolyn Jillian yup

[@BLane-xr1ic]

@Frogman Smith ..... Said the emotional, abusive, woman hating soy boy to the reasonable people. You are the only emotional person here. Are you incapable of having a descent conversation? Seems your "emotions" got the better of you.

[@kingofthings7929]

Frogman Smith Wow, you fascists just can’t help yourselves, can you. Gotta spread propaganda and deny historical events, even when it reveals that you’re a fascist scumbag.

[@margaretmiller1587]

"The answer is always corpses" needs to be on a shirt!

[@miasummer2978]

I'd buy it!!

[@sr6061]

Me too

[@_-_LOL]

Kinda like how on house they say it’s never lupus.

[@maleahlock]

@@_-_LOL I hate that stupid line! It's done nothing but thwart investment into lupus research.

[@sonsiehollingsworth5342]

I would sooo where that shirt 😆😆

[@fennelson5737]

I love your sense of humor. How difficult is it to keep a straight face in front of clients?

[@Mothmaam]

"corpses arent scary, living people are" is probably what'll get me through mortuary school

[@macree01]

Corpses aren’t scary, death is. And if you don’t think it is; you’re lying to yourself.

[@jeremimi]

Your “I need to speak to your manager” voice was on point

[@jackcombs8273]

"The answer is always corpses." Caitlin - 2019

[@genuinehearts8247]

This channel helps me cope with so many that I’ve lost thank you. It makes me even smile once in awhile.

[@cstephenson3749]

I love these videos! Every time a topic can get tense, the silliness adds levity and keeps the emotions on an even keel.

[@samjackson1895]

So... vampires are pale and drink blood without developing iron poisoning. Vampires just have severe iron anemia?

[@blowitoutyourcunt7675]

Porphyria

[@ernestinemaloy6752]

Looks like...how else to - Spain the madness of severe blood lust these poor creatures suffer

[@Tsakeli]

People with severe iron anemia have been documented to develop a craving for the taste of blood, yes. There are conditions that are medically documented. But a healthy normal *cough*emo*cough* person can't handle more blood in their digestive system than would be in a rare steak. Humanity has been butchering and cooking meat for too long and our systems just can't process blood the way obligate carnivores do.

[@desidilek]

BlowItOutYourCunt Hey hey i have Rlly bad Thalassemia and i always have extremely low iron my body hardly absorbs oral supplements so i have to get infusions a lot infusions are a strange case w me too because usually when a person gets a set of iron infusions (4-6 one each week) the iton levels stay above the line for at least 6 months with me i get a set of 6 infusions and my levels are down again after 2 months (i hope this kinda informed you) also the dude that said ppl with iron deficiency crave the taste of blood, yes i actually hate meat but i often get bad cravings for a good rare steak even tough everything about it disgusts me

[@desidilek]

Squiggles My body barely absorbs Iron from food or supplements i wonder if id survive drinking more blood than the average person could

[@dominic7322]

Please NEVER change your intro. It's still the same from when I started watching you at 100k, and I love it.

[@FRANCESGUM]

OMG I agree! I love the original intro - cheesy, cut-n-paste, graveyard stills with her face is iconic! and the music fits perfectly! lol

[@staticbeans]

🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣you mind your business. unless you pay her rent or bill you can shut the fuck up pooh! 🥰

[@lyrandle9293]

Judge Judith Sheindlin what did you gain from posting that? like im only curious..?

[@staticbeans]

lyric randle clout

[@jennlynn212]

Judge Judith Sheindlin doubtful. No one gives a fuck who you are with your 2 likes lol

[@fabianajones12]

I love my mans member... wouldn’t mind keeping it😂😂😂😂😂

[@thatf...inexplorer]

I literally discovered your channel 2 days ago I can't stop watching

[@okcurrr5573]

One of my biggest anxieties is about dying, idk why but these videos give me comfort❤️

[@rachelharrel]

Same

[@soniatovar1884]

Same

[@karlsmit8922]

"THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS CORPSES" I want to hear what this would sound like in classical Latin. Would make a great addition to your family crest

[@madebymarian]

According to Google Translate the answer is 'responsum est semper finis cadaverum'.

[@gaylefau5455]

I believe it would be responsum est semper corpsum or cadaverum

[@gaylefau5455]

M. vd Heuvel hm I guess maybe that’s right just not sure why finis is there

[@gracerevae3219]

so i did this a couple times with the help of google translate and i got a couple different translations and my personal favourite is the second one 1. "the answer is always corpses" --> "responsum est semper finis cadaverum" --> "the answer is always at the end of bodies" 2. "the answer is always dead bodies" --> "responsum est semper in corpora mortuorum" --> "the answer is always in the bodies of the dead" 3. "the answer is always IN corpses" --> "responsum est semper in ruinas" --> "the answer is always in ruins"

[@kristoohy8868]

Semper solutiones cadaveribus What?! My useless Classics degree is useful!!

[@user-sn4ci8md8k]

I've been loving your videos for so long. You're really doing everything the way it should be done - perfectly. Thank you so much for your hard work

[@eo7744]

Corpses aren’t scary, living people are. Agree!!! 🤣

[@gorillaau]

Corpses are honest.

[@synchronize6930]

So so.. depends

[@laurashields9521]

truth

[@brycetomecek5065]

I am legitimately death positive now. Before I found this channel, o was like everyone else, afraid of my own and other’s mortality. That has changed thanks to videos like these.

[@bryaneberly3588]

I've been binging your videos lately and I have to say i ADORE your presentations. You are genuine, truthful, and always ready with your sources. Just bravo. You could be a professor.

[@juliecramer7768]

I am having insomnia and am watching a LOT of your videos. You are very enjoyable to listen to and also give a great education. Thanks.

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

Watching this, totally calm, giggling often, whilst finishing the guest book for my mum's funeral on monday... I'm so grateful to you Caitlin for speaking plainly about death. When my son died 7 years ago, i had grief, loss, sadness, all mixed up in my brain along with gruesome images and fear of the after process my son would have to go through. Then I found you. Now regarding my mum, i have deep sadness and loss BUT nothing macabre to detract from that. I am able to feel the emotions I should be feeling, without a cloud of fearful unknown horrors tormenting me at the same time! I have handled most of the funeral plans, who's speaking and saying what, the running order, the flowers, the restaurant bookings afterwards. And apart from normal stress associated with deadlines (no pun intended!) I have not been in a dazed dumbstruck going-through-the-motions mood. I have actively planned and enjoyed the process! I don't enjoy the reason behind my plans, but I've been colour matching and coordinating with just as much enthusiasm as i would be arranging a wedding! And that's because of YOU! I have been able to untangle all the emotions and compartmentalise them into rational separated thought processes. You have given me the ability to focus entirely on my memories and loss which i think long term is so helpful. My brain is no longer pondering the horrors a dead body goes through. They're not horrors at all! I mean it's not fabulous, but it's no longer a mystery, and our imagination is way more twisted than the truth! I was literally plagued with grim sick vile nightmares night after night when my son died. Whereas now i feel totally calm and not even thinking about the gruesome stuff i used to imagine went on behind the scenes! It is what it is! Ain't fuck all we can do about it! You just have to build a bridge and get over it! Giving me the ability to have unhindered memories, is quite possibly the greatest gift I have ever been given, and I can't thank you enough! You're a beautiful girl inside and out! Just the way you are! 😘😘😘

[@mookzmom]

Tami Elizabeth Allaway , Bless you. I don’t know how you’ve handled so much grief. I can’t imagine it, but you are in my prayers.

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

@@mookzmom to be honest pam, I don't know either! The loss of my son traumatised me so much. Oliver was only 5½ and died suddenly from chickenpox. Somehow your brain doesn't compute the shock of losing a young boy, as opposed to elderly parents, especially with such a pitiful reason for his death! Oliver was born deaf, and started having seizures at 4 months old. He had 2 major seizures, (status epilepticus) one when he was 2 and again when he was 3. The first one took enough drugs to kill an elephant and 20 hours before they finally got it to stop completely! Yes, you did read that right! They then induced a coma. The second time they induced a coma after 6 hours. Both times we were rushed to London (we live south east coast of England) and both times we were told he wouldn't make it. But he did much to the enormous surprise from all his doctors! It left him physically and mentally affected afterwards. He needed a wheelchair and lots of therapists, nurses, clinics and appointments. He was so drug resistant they fitted him with a vagal nerve stimulator (I'll let you Google those!) and he also had a feeding tube in his belly. Despite everything he endured, he was so happy, so loving, never complained and kept on pushing through boundaries and setbacks. He was a true warrior and nothing really fazed him! He made us laugh so much and was just a joy and an honour to care for! Then, when he was doing really well, learning to stand and walk again, otherwise fit and robust, he caught chickenpox and died 2 weeks later in my arms. No, you're right, you never get over that. My parents, older daughter and my husband have all struggled with losing him. My mum had a photo on her bedside of him asleep with her in her bed, she kissed it every night for over 7 years, and then insisted she keep that photo with her in her "forever sleep". It is tucked in around her, with all the love letters and poems my dad wrote to her over the last 60 years! You can barely see her body in her coffin for all the paper around her! Just her little face at peace. I don't know how I've got through so much grief, but i know Caitlin has helped enormously since i found her. She is so matter of fact about the body decomposing and how they wire jaws shut or glue eyelids. It's helped me to separate the physical biological remains from the person themselves. The body is someone else's worry now, and no longer mine. I remember when oliver died and the porters came to collect him to take him down to the hospital morgue, i told them "you better be gentle with him and look after him". We stayed that last night in London, and then came home the next day. I felt sick that oliver was still in the hospital, waiting for me to appoint a funeral director to go and collect him. I felt so guilty, that he'd think we'd abandoned him, and how lonely he would be! 😢 It's all of those feelings that I have been able to let go of, the guilt, the acceptance that the person is dead and wouldn't know or feel anything even if the porters and morgue staff had been rough with them! I don't have endless "what ifs" going round in my head. My brain is clear to JUST focus on how much they meant to me and how much I love them. Sorry for long explanation, but I thought it was important to explain that Oliver didn't just die, he went through loads, endured loads, fascinated doctors, was adored by nurses, intrigued multiple consultants, baffled geneticists and technicians who never did find out the cause of his deafness or seizures. He was a mystery, a marvel, and taught me more in 5 years than everyone else combined taught me throughout my entire life. He left a gaping great gorge through all of our lives. He was so funny, so bloody beautiful with the bluest eyes i have ever seen! He was all of that and more. So that is the boy i lost. A truly massive loss! Tomorrow my mum's funeral is at the same crematorium, in the same chapel, the same officiant, the same funeral director and the same restaurant afterwards! It's what she chose because of Oliver. Thank you for your kind comment. Again sorry for longggggg reply. It's because my memory lane is such a long winding road that is chock a block with happy memories! And because of Caitlin i am free to run up and down that lane and able to focus entirely on that side of grief. Anyway, I'll shut up now cos i have loads to still do before tomorrow!!! 😘😘😘

[@queenmamabear5812]

@@tamielizabethallaway2413 I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!! I'M SENDING YOU A BIG MAMA BEAR HUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Y'ALL BE TOGETHER AGAIN SWIMMING AND LAUGHING IN THE SUNSHINE YOU BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY!!!!!!! PRAYERS AND LOTS OF LOVE & HUGS💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙Sadly yes elderly people it's sad it hurts but they lived, your child idk YOU ARE STRONG, SO STRONG That would end my existence since I wanted a child since I was 5 LOL didn't get mine till I was over 30 and he was a Miracle tried over 10yrs and Drs said NOPE...... GAVE up and BOOM. My heart Breaks and Shines for YOU 💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💙💜💙💜💙HUGS STAY STRONG BEAUTIFUL GIRL

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

@@queenmamabear5812 well that was a beautiful message to come home to! Had a panic attack from out of nowhere this morning! God it was awful! The floor was spinning, i couldn't see properly, i thought I was going to be sick! But it was a lovely service today for my mummy! Lovely to see cousins etc who I hadn't seen for years! We had a lovely few hours in the restaurant afterwards. Now I'm shattered! So yeah, perfect timing! I was in need of some comfort and connection! Thank you xxxxxxx 😘😘😘

[@tiffprendergast]

Tami Elizabeth Allaway sorry

[@DinaEDigg]

"Corpses, the answer is always corpses" is the best way to describe this channel

[@groundzero6662]

Thank you for making this so enjoyable and hilarious as you uncover the insights around death behind the scenes.

[@mariemarie7829]

thank you for demystifying death and death procedures for me. am facing the end soon and i really wanted to be put more at ease; you've done that, so thanks.

[@gw271]

“Why did the chicken cross the road?” “Corpses!”

[@sophieeula]

ironic that you posted this right before i go into my first day as a funeral assistant!

[@drwhoscumrag]

Hey, good luck !

[@CryptofCambriasCorpse]

Congrats!

[@alanawolfe7703]

Yay! We need more females in this industry. Congratulations and best of luck and many years of success. P.S. You do resemble Cailtin. 💜

[@ashleynave561]

I could do a funeral assistant job part time. Helping with dressing the corpses, or funeral arrangements. My aunt June use to sell grave plots at a funeral home, help with casket or funeral arrangements, etc. Always a great place to work in the afternoon or early morning. However there is always happens to be a saying that a funeral home is probably one of the safest places to work.

[@tiffprendergast]

sophie eula how’s it going

[@burningmule]

On vacation this week went down the youtube rabbit hole and found this series of videos. So well done! Should be on the history or discovery channel. She has such a nice pleasing voice and so cute. love your hair.

[@jillianortiz4018]

Please know how amazing you are !!! I have been so down and depressed lately and your spirit and humor and personality and videos have truly BROUGT LIFE BACK TO ME !! thank you for being real and you are just one seriously amazing woman. Thank you and whatever you are doing today please know that I am thanking God for you right now ! Thank you for who you are, and what you do. Thank you to infinity and beyond!!!!

[@brittneycardenas5181]

I just woke up and the "dead people gold" skit will probably be the best thing I see all day.

[@Diana8Matienzo]

"Corpses aren't scary! Living people are..." So true 😂 Love your content!

[@JR-pj8pz]

sounds like you a moron

[@thatwitchboi9463]

I'm seriously at my house in quarantine binge watching your videos and I honestly love you

[@lindafoster2141]

I find your channel fascinating, I worked as a floral designer for 40 years. So I dealt with the families after you have. Thank you for sharing your wit and humor, while teaching us !!!

[@jackr5056]

You're donating to trans lifeline! As someone who's used that service before thank you so much 💜

[@cringefest7841]

What’s that ?

[@vaughn2277]

I don't know myself but it sounds like some sort of suicide hotline (or something along those lines) made specifically for trans people. Transgender folks are much more likely than the average person to attempt suicide so it makes sense.

[@tiffprendergast]

People spend a 3rd of their life sleeping yup

[@oldweatherguy1618]

I am very happy you are a 30 something person making these videos, I love them.

[@wilsonrawlin8547]

Again, you are absolutely brilliant and funny. Seriously exceptional content that anyone can relate to and understand on this subject. Truly one off viable content.

[@raenettwilliams5897]

You are so AWESOME in the way you describe and break things down to us. Thank You.

[@LordSStorm]

I was literally looking to see if there was a new video maybe an hr ago! Thanks for an old school AAM!

[@douglascolman4501]

I’m 70yrs old living in the Philippines and admit I’m at the door of the departure lounge. I’m concerned about the destiny of my vital organs. I realize that when I’m on the table that I will have no use for those parts but am irked that perhaps the funeral parlor people will make extra profit from the sale of them.

[@nancyfenity9817]

@@douglascolman4501 Your organs would have to be harvested while the blood was still circulating to make them suitable for transplant....has to be done in a medical setting by a physician and transplanted within a designated period of time.

[@Geallach83]

I knew it! Those "Ninja Turtles" don't fool me! Those monsters are vampires who feast on Enbalmed Person Blood!!!! That's what caused their mutation in the first place!

[@ruthsmithwade7955]

I'm so glad I've subscribed to your channel. You really do take a lot of the icky stuff & make it bareable.

[@melt.3568]

"The older, the deader, the better👍" Lmao quote of the day 😂

[@AshleyMickelsen]

Caitlin could you explain more about radiation poisoning? I'm hooked on Chernobyl and I've got a million questions! ☠

[@thekowboymom2710]

There was a great podcast about Chernobyl. The writer of the HBO show basically does a podcast for each episode of the show. His research, the real characters, stories they weren't able to include in the show. My son (a nuclear engineer) turned me on to it. You'll enjoy it

[@AshleyMickelsen]

@@thekowboymom2710 I've been watching the miniseries on HBO which is why I'm so interested. I'll check out the podcasts! Thanks!😊

[@kuromyou7969]

@@thekowboymom2710 I just started listening to that podcast(I almost wrote pathogen...) yesterday!

[@user-sd1be6zs8t]

Ooh same!!! I’d love to hear her cover this

[@ScherazadezGypsy]

@@thekowboymom2710 she did one on Hiroshima and spoke about radiation poisoning

[@GaryCameron780]

A while back I had a tooth break off that had a gold crown. I took it to a junk gold dealer. $35.

[@RT-qd8yl]

Better than $0

[@justthatgirl-ct4jo]

This is honestly nothing towards you, but for some reason I would feel awkward taking my gold tooth to a jewelry dealer lol.

[@MissSusieQue1]

@@justthatgirl-ct4jo Take it to a coin dealership...along with other broken gold jewelry...chains etc....(so u don't feel like a creep)...they don't even bat and eye....they weigh it on a scale..gold is gold...I think the kid got robbed actually.😄💍💰

[@justthatgirl-ct4jo]

@@MissSusieQue1 makes sense

[@urban_gse_]

Bruh lol

[@gentillydanny]

My dad was only a few days from death at the New Orleans V.A. hospital in 1980; his gold bridge was stolen out of the bedside cabinet.

[@Wencess87]

You are a fantastic woman with a lot of humor! Thx for all your video! A hug from Italy

[@necrocat3172]

please do a video on corrupt funeral home scandals like with megan hess. i need to know more!

[@melissamartel9172]

I second this!

[@samanthasimonis2579]

I third this!

[@jazminekissel2568]

Please do !

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I wanna see tours of leaking caskets in the abandoned mausoleums!

[@tiffprendergast]

Necrocat who

[@CarolineJohnsonSTS]

When my grandfather died, my mom was sent his gold-filled teeth in a box by my step-grandmother. Now I'm really curious how and why that happened. We didn't ask for them and it was jarring to receive them.

[@JR-pj8pz]

well, first you need to grow the fuck up. then take it to a pawn shop and get paid

[@thesearchforthemustache2589]

@@JR-pj8pz So... What you're saying is that you wouldn't be surprised or slightly creeped out if your dead family member's teeth were sent to you in the mail?

Re: "jarring" I can only imagine. O_o

[@joshuarooks2882]

I love your channel very informative and it’s therapeutic to me so far as excepting my own mortality and how important it is to have a death plan keep up the great work

[@ospididious]

I hope you don't actually feel bad about doing youtube videos at any age. I see it as you being a teacher with thousands of students and a very slow communication process. Clearly, you have a lot of knowledge and information to offer the world. Keep going. Don't stop.

[@davidclark9619]

Silly sceptics, the blood is gathered in big jugs and sold to witches for uses in black magic

[@MissSusieQue1]

Ooh surree.....now u tell me............pfffft😒❤👻💨

[@xxxacu]

Totally

[@KamiAva]

SHHHH DONT TELL THEM

[@vampirejelly8589]

Man dont spill the beans

[@NattyG0415]

As a witch I can confirm this statement

[@pandakatiefominz]

Corpse crimes next month!? Oh my god, Caitlin, you're spoiling me!

[@gitanegirl]

"If you're not worried about period blood going down the drain...." Well I wasn't, but I am now. LOL

[@kelsteg1154]

Been kinda binge watching your videos & you are just awesome, funny, smart, silly, & absolutely fabulous ❤️

[@GetBackClickClackPow]

Why does her intro with her face photoshopped in it still makes me laugh everytime I watch it?? 😂

[@Abwavey]

This is off topic to the video but my grandmother passed away this past New Years Day and although I was extremely sad and pregnant I feel like watching your videos way prior to her death helped me feel more at ease or something

[@akio_kuro]

I hope that you and your family are doing alright and that you had a safe and wonderful pregnancy.

[@AxxxA0807]

That makes sense cuz when you learn more about something it can ease your mind. And I'm sorry for your loss💜

[@MossyMozart]

@Arista Braoardus - I am glad that you got to know your grandmother and to love her while she lived. Jealousy abounds as all my grandparents were dead before I was born. Heartfelt condolences.

[@nicholasbendall3768]

How’s the baby doing?

[@scarlieweow8071]

same when my gramps died

[@swrennie]

Nice Silence of the Lambs necklace...love your channel - I have recommended you to my children and grandchildren as a way to be less frightened by and more knowledgable about death and dying.

[@harrisonadams9879]

I just found this channel and ironically, its giving me life.

[@phoebeebs]

Caitlin saying she’s a 30 something year old who is still doing youtube has the same energy as Jenna Marbles saying she’s a 32 year old lady

[@vclawson97]

Phoebe Phillips I thought the same thing 😂😂😂