Holy Communion to a Dying Patient: When a holy communion is administered to a dying patient it is called “Viaticum” for the food of the journey. Anointing of the Sick: Catholics see dying as the most important of life, “the final step in going to the house of the father”. (McQueen, 2009, Pag. 75). So the dying person deserves to have all assistance possible to make sure that the last days are as rich as possible.
Ideally, a person of the same gender to the deceased should handle the body (HSE 2009). Traditionally, it is the deceased individual’s family members who wash the body following the announcement of death. The ritual of washing the body is seen to be a holy act, and Muslims regard it as an honour to partake in this ritual, therefore it is essential that individuals who do not belong to the Muslim faith refrain from washing the body (Komaromy 2004). The body of the deceased is to be washed by a close family member of the same gender; water and perfumed leaves are used in the washing ritual. The body of the deceased is washed an odd number of times, washing always commences on the right-side of the body.
Hospice care also aids the family of the person dying by helping them come to emotional terms of a family member dying. Hospice aims to improve the quality of life for the person dying and keep them comfortable. Hospice care continues with the natural cycle of life by neither speeding up nor prolonging death for the individual. Services typically provided by hospice care are basic medical care, emotional support, medical supplies and equipment, counseling, and guidance for the difficulties of life completion and closure. Another view on death was held by Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
It is performed by the mortician and is meant to prevent the spread of disease and to preserve the body until after the funeral. The process starts when the body is brought to the funeral home. Any clothes and jewelry are removed, and the body is placed on a slab with draining grooves. The first step is to wash off any waste and bodily fluids with a disinfectant and a germicidal solution. The mortician bends, stretches, and massages the arms and legs to relieve rigor mortis.
Given this information prior to her attempt to ease his pain, Alcott shows her sheer pity for the "poor lad". "I bathed his face, brushed his bonny brown hair, set all things smooth about him." This quote shows how much effort she put into even the slightest difference in his comfort, in hopes of inflicting a satisfied expression on a dying face. She "stirred the air about him with a slow wave of air and waited for him to die". She stood by him until his breath helping him bear the agony of his inevitable and anticipated death.
Dylan 1 Dylan Quick ENGL 1301 Jill Barris October 23, 2010 Fixing Up The Dead The Embalmer in the story was talking about the routines and how to make the corpse look good for the grieving mourners at the funeral home. First thing to do is to drain the blood out of the body so the body will not be infected and the embalmer put the fluid in the corpse to preserve it. “It is necessary to remove the blood, and doing this not only helps the disinfecting, but removes the principal cause of disfigurements due to discoloration.” (312) The embalmer mentioned that there are different kinds of fluids and how they can affect the deceased body. Not only that, the use of the fluids can be determined to use based on the person’s age and type of
These ideas of removal of life are wrong for it only kills and it prevents the growth of life. The act of abortion is also prohibited since it prevents the birth a new person. "If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely [Hebrew: "so that her child comes out"], but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows. But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" (Ex. 21:22–24).
When the person dies the family pays for the transportation cost of the remains. After dissection the body is cream made and sent back to the family. These are just a few reasons why I’m for the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. It allows people the right to give or not give their body to science for study after they die. The families of the donor can be a part of the movement against grave robbing.
In order to avoid the loss of the structure, the relatives often take the obviously dying to a hospital. To avoid the deceased, “Early traders and missionaries were often tolerated by the Navajo because they would volunteer to bury the dead...” (1972: 109). These acts were done so that the ghosts of the dead would be confused and therefore could not come back to haunt the
It is important to provide a quiet environment at the time of death; if one dies in a good state of mind they will be more likely to have a good rebirth. Family may recite mantras or prayers to help maintain a good state of mind. When the person has passed away, it is important to allow the family members to wash and adorn the body. Western medicine is thought to weaken the body (Numrich,