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In reply to the discussion: Why, when someone dies, are they spoken of as a "body" or "corpse"? [View all]orleans
(33,986 posts)40. i absolutely get what you're saying
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
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Why, when someone dies, are they spoken of as a "body" or "corpse"? [View all]
Duer 157099
Feb 2013
OP
okay, you got 3 verys in there so spill the beans! who's the "notable journalist" n/t
orleans
Feb 2013
#38
Good clue.. My mother and my Irish twin are nurses.... When my Irish twin was in nursing school
midnight
Feb 2013
#83
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
I realized that immediately when my mother died. I knew she was no longer there.
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#59
"*They* do not" is your opinion based on your assumptions & what you've been told
orleans
Feb 2013
#55
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
It makes sense to me. A corpse/body is different from "Jane Smith." Jane's essence is no longer ther
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#16
Comatose people are still alive..they exist as a living person even if they cannot
SoCalDem
Feb 2013
#20
when she died my mother was no longer in the physical body. She entered another realm
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#62
The undertakers in my home town were always careful to refer to the deceased as 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.'
LongTomH
Feb 2013
#85
Question: 100 years later, is the dirt that's leftover from the corpse a person?
Taverner
Feb 2013
#49