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Down the Drain

7/27/2016

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People die all the time and we are left with their earthly remains.  Some of our ancestors dug a hole and laid their loved ones in the earth.  Some of our ancestors cremated the bodies.   Some ancestors may have left the bodies for animals to scavenge.   Cultures decide what death rituals work for them.  Our society/culture does not like to look at death, and so many of the rituals in the preparation of the body after death remain shrouded in mystery. Many of us live under the false assumption that we will never die. We somehow think that death will not find us, and that the pain that comes after our death will not visit those we love. We should get over ourselves because our bodies will not last forever. We are not special.  We are just human. Our bodies will die one day, and our loved ones must face how to dispose of our body.
 
When it comes to picking the proper disposition of the body the possibilities are few.  Most folks consider embalming or cremation, but things are changing.  People these days are looking into alternatives – enter Alkaline Hydrolysis.   Alkaline Hydrolysis, Resomation or Green/Water Cremation is relatively new to the death care industry and it appeals to those who wish to have a greener funeral and burial than either cremation or embalming.  The process uses less energy to breakdown a body than does cremation but the greenness as a process is still debated.  In Alkaline Hydrolysis, once the body is broken down, the then brownish water containing amino acids, peptides salts, sugars and no DNA is flushed into the sewer system. This shocks many people, yet they do not consider where the blood ends up in arterial embalming.  Embalming is a process of displacement - embalming fluid goes in and blood comes out.  What do embalmers do with the blood?  The blood goes down a drain and into the sewer system.  For years embalming was the standard process of disposition, and yet people are shocked that this Alkaline Hydrolysis process involves the sewer system.  I am baffled that people are so against Alkaline Hydrolysis because it uses the sewer system when the use of the sewer system in the death care industry has been used for so long and no one outlawed embalming.  
 
In our death care plans, we need to look at the process we wish our loved ones to use.  We must not shy away from the knowledge that our research reveals to us.   The truth is the truth and we must never be afraid of the truth.

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    Caroline Vuyadinov


    I graduated from St. Vladamir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York with a Master of Divinity.  I trained as a chaplain following graduation and worked with a wide variety of people. 

    When I moved to Canada, I began work in a women's halfway house in Hamilton, Ontario which worked with women in conflict with the law on a federal level.  I became the program manager and  loved working alongside the women, creating their plans for their reintegration back to the community.  I also worked as a liaison with the parole board, parole officers and other community service providers.

    Upon my return to the United States, I worked in the Death Care Industry as a Family Service Counselor, which lead me to become a green burial advocate. I co-founded Midwest Green Burial Society with Juliann Salinas. I speak  to community groups and have developed practical seminars for a variety of audiences.  I have been interviewed on a national podcast and was featured on a WGN spot dealing with green burial. 

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