Full body donation

artlady · Jul 11, 2009, 11:48 AM

I have decided to give my full body to science.To a local university hospital.
Cadavers have always been in short supply and provide a great resource for students.

I will have no service and my cremated remains will go to my family after they have used my body for whatever reason they see fit.Any bone I have that is healthy can be used for implantation into people who need it.

My 22 yr.old son has a problem with that.I have the paperwork but I have refrained from signing until I can get him on board.My 29 yr.old son is fine with it.

He saw a movie called *pathology* where the medical students were playing around with body parts and being generally horrible as it was a horror movie. He seems to think this is a true possibility and his thought is that it would *totally freak him out* to think someone was messing with me like that after my death.

I have told him ,my body is only a shell and even if that were to happen,I am not there and my soul has left my body, it is not ME.

He said he just can't handle the idea and while I want to leave this earth doing a final good deed,I do not want to do so at the expense of my sons comfort.

I should also mention,the cremation is free and this would be a wise choice for financial reasons as well.

What are your thoughts ?

Thank-you in advance

Gemini54 · Oct 5, 2009, 08:57 PM

The way I see it, once you die, your body is merely the shell that you used whilst you were in this world.

You can have no control over what people may or may not do with it once it is donated to science. People may respect it, people may move it into strange postures for fun; it won't matter to you because you won't be there. What will be there is your desire to help science, which is really what it is all about!

I CAN actually understand your youngest son's 'eeeeww' factor, but I imagine he will adjust in time.

Hopefully your demise is not imminent and you have many good years to live!