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orleans

(33,986 posts)
40. i absolutely get what you're saying
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 05:48 AM
Feb 2013

and i feel the same way
(see my post #39)

example
it may be a "corpse" to some people
but to me that was my mother
those were the arms that held me and comforted me
those were the lips that smiled every day
those were the hands that pushed back my hair or opened a door for me
all a part of what made her her
all a part of how i had come to know her, see her,
and everything about her is precious to me
from her outwardly appearance
to her sharp mind
to her quick wit
to the bobby pins on her dresser

I've thought about that myself... Callmecrazy Feb 2013 #1
I usually refer to them as "the stiff" Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #15
When I was doing mountain rescue on the cascades we called them gumbys. defacto7 Feb 2013 #34
mt. hood? corneliamcgillicutty Feb 2013 #76
Rainier defacto7 Feb 2013 #88
Maybe they don't want to raise false hopes or prematurely Warpy Feb 2013 #2
Thank you! markpkessinger Feb 2013 #6
My mother was a nurse midwest irish Feb 2013 #28
okay, you got 3 verys in there so spill the beans! who's the "notable journalist" n/t orleans Feb 2013 #38
Id Rather not say midwest irish Feb 2013 #46
Cute. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #52
that's okay--i didn't really care anyway. i was just teasing you. n/t orleans Feb 2013 #64
Read my answer again. midwest irish Feb 2013 #67
Good clue.. My mother and my Irish twin are nurses.... When my Irish twin was in nursing school midnight Feb 2013 #83
Im sorry midwest irish Feb 2013 #84
It is good stuff... Right now my Irish twin and I are the same age.... We have lots of fun with this midnight Feb 2013 #87
Bingo! rustydog Feb 2013 #53
I'm an atheist. Warpy Feb 2013 #54
I'm agnostic, seen a lot of dying people too rustydog Feb 2013 #58
I realized that immediately when my mother died. I knew she was no longer there. CTyankee Feb 2013 #59
Religion Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #3
Philosophy, too Bad Thoughts Feb 2013 #41
The person is gone... Benton D Struckcheon Feb 2013 #4
Same here when my dad died. Nt newfie11 Feb 2013 #8
I've Noticed That Whenever I've Gone To An Open Casket Funeral ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2013 #22
Good question. And, elleng Feb 2013 #5
Pretty obvious... gcomeau Feb 2013 #7
And, many times the "news" of the deceased person gets out before SoCalDem Feb 2013 #19
+1 wickerwoman Feb 2013 #35
but that's not accurate either orleans Feb 2013 #39
No gcomeau Feb 2013 #45
"*They* do not" is your opinion based on your assumptions & what you've been told orleans Feb 2013 #55
Hallucinations are nothing to take lightly. gcomeau Feb 2013 #57
don't be a jerk by implying i don't know what hallucinations are. open your mind (it'll do you good) orleans Feb 2013 #63
I'm not being a jerk. That wasn't a joke. gcomeau Feb 2013 #66
Cool story Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #69
That's the regular term used by coroners and law enforcement. n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #9
Distance REP Feb 2013 #10
Pending notification of family? Ruby the Liberal Feb 2013 #11
Why not? MineralMan Feb 2013 #12
That's always bothered me too. I remember Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #13
I dunno, what if they're a skeleton? lonestarnot Feb 2013 #14
It makes sense to me. A corpse/body is different from "Jane Smith." Jane's essence is no longer ther Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #16
Even without the religious baggage on this question ... surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #17
Nope, not buying it, nor any of the many other attempts Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #18
Comatose people are still alive..they exist as a living person even if they cannot SoCalDem Feb 2013 #20
Many many many people in a coma wake up. They aren't a body. loudsue Feb 2013 #29
In a coma, you have perfusion of tissues. It's very visible. LeftInTX Feb 2013 #33
when she died my mother was no longer in the physical body. She entered another realm CTyankee Feb 2013 #62
Philosophically, because that which made them a person is gone. Zephie Feb 2013 #21
Maybe part of it is that in our culture Jennicut Feb 2013 #23
Because that's what it is. alarimer Feb 2013 #24
Because when someone dies, it's the same as if they never existed. randome Feb 2013 #25
+1000 Taverner Feb 2013 #50
In the military we said "remains" Recursion Feb 2013 #26
Same reason a fetus is not a baby marshall Feb 2013 #27
Because a person is alive and dead flesh is not Yo_Mama Feb 2013 #30
Because "kangaroo" and "turnip" were already taken! Vinnie From Indy Feb 2013 #31
Dust to dust RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #32
They also call people 'souls' if they are lost at sea. applegrove Feb 2013 #36
Because their energy, the thing that made them them, is gone. MADem Feb 2013 #37
i absolutely get what you're saying orleans Feb 2013 #40
The undertakers in my home town were always careful to refer to the deceased as 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.' LongTomH Feb 2013 #85
Custom and practice. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #42
Latin NNN0LHI Feb 2013 #43
I agree with you malaise Feb 2013 #44
Question: 100 years later, is the dirt that's leftover from the corpse a person? Taverner Feb 2013 #49
As long as people still visit that dirt I guess so malaise Feb 2013 #65
Interesting Question. . . . BigDemVoter Feb 2013 #47
Can you tell the difference between a person who "temporarily" dies Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #61
To maintain objectivity Taverner Feb 2013 #48
I Hope That Question Isn't Making You Lose Any Sleep. (nt) Paladin Feb 2013 #51
Because the whole world is conspiring to make you religious Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #56
No, as a matter of fact, that is not what I'm trying to say Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #60
Because luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #68
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Immediately after? Yes, absolutely. Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #71
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As I said, immediately after Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #73
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I agree. And at that point Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #78
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Well, like in a hospital bed? Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #80
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I have no issue with the "body/corpse" thing etherealtruth Feb 2013 #75
What if you don't know the identity, or next-of-kin hasn't been notified yet? Hugabear Feb 2013 #77
Yeah, that is totally not what I'm talking about Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #81
Because it is a body? NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #86
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