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I think, in our sanitised Walt-Disney world, it should be a good thing that people have the opportunity to become more easeful around a dead person.
I'm surprised by the number of people I meet who have never seen, let alone touched, a dead person. Since I have seen so many in my time as a nurse (turn up for an early shift and it would often be "Last offices in Room 6, ZoCher. Your turn"...), people often express very odd views to me about the dead body and have many naïve but understandable questions on the subject.
However, the Cat in the Hat seemed more like David Copperfield or Jeremy Beadle than Dr Cuyp giving his Anatomy Lesson. It all seemed very disrespectful of the deceased.
Liked the article by Michael Foxton, a young doctor, in today's G2 supplement. Particularly his account of the paying public filing out as soon as the star turn departed and before the end, despite the avowed purpose of public education.
Poor dead alcoholic chap on the slab - wonder what he got out of it? No confidentiality issues around his briefly encapsulated and broadcast medical history. |
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