And here it is, my last Alternet.org story on rethinking our funeral rites.
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“Failure to plan for funerals will always cost our relatives, when we leave them with the overwhelming task of answering multiple-choice questions under a state of shock and grief. Preparing your final exit is a team effort and it’s a lot more satisfying than you think.
After reporting on the resuscitated art of caring for our dead at home, and questioning why embalming is a standard practice in the United States, I decided to end my three-part series on a high note: how to dispose of our dead bodies at a low cost. If trips to the cemetery haven’t been on your schedule in a long, long time, then why not consider this selection of non-traditional alternatives that will cut down on your overall funeral expenses. They will get you more than what you pay for, and you may not have to pay anything at all. Here are seven alternative methods to dispose of our bodies.”
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