I've never understood the need to view the body.
When my dad passed, the body basically went straight to the hospital to the crematorium.
At the celebration of life, the urn was at the front of the room, surrounded by pictures and other objects that my dad had been involved in.
I remember laughing to myself at the number of people that complimented us on the urn. I guess it's a stress relief for some ...
On a more humorous morbid note.
My 90 year old Grandma was in the hospital for a surgery. My sister went to visit her in her room, but she was sleeping. So, my sister sat down and held her hand and chatted with her for about 15 minutes or so when the nurse came in.
What my sister didn't know was that my Grandma had passed away about an hour ago and the hospital was busy calling the immediate family (who hadn't managed to pass the message on to my sister).
My sisters first comment was ... I thought her hands were warmer than they usually are. She usually had very cold hands.
I never understood the need either, I was taken aback the first time with my Dad when the undertaker chap said when we went to pay some of the bill before the funeral of course, you would like to see him one last time. We have prepared the room for you.
I was like eh, looking about at my mum and my brother and we were all like, um ok then.
We didn't last long in there, he looked like Nosferatu and that was after they had attempted to make him look nice.
That is a very funny, not funny but you know what I mean tale. Hands warmer than normal, oh dear. It is totally humourous in a dark way!
!PIZZA
The next time the good lady presses her feet against your legs while in bed ... and her toes are freezing ... you can giggle to yourself and think ... well, she's not dead.
Lol, I will!! Although to be honest she is more of a kicker and a thrasher which always reassures me that the only person in imminent danger of death is me from her flailing limbs! :OD
hahaha. Excellent. If you are bruised, everything's fine.
If I am in any doubt I can count the bruises too and get a rough estimate of what year it is! lol