I thought donating your body to science was really gross but I changed my mind when I got to thinking about funeral costs ($10,000.00 plus gravesite) and our families so far away I changed my mind.

Our best friends asked if we would sign a paper as witnesses so they could pre-arrange to have their bodies donated to science (after death).

I mentioned it to another friend and she said that's what they did with her Dad when he passed. Her Dad died at home and they just made a phone call, a rep came to get the body and they received 7 death certificates.

Two weeks later a limo pulled up out in front of their home. Two well dressed men came with a box containing cremains along with a paper which read what the findings were (optional if you don't want to know).

The men asked if they could say a prayer for him and left. No charge for any of this. It is really dignified and nice and so much easier emotionally as there is no funeral viewing etc which I don't want. It's just like they are going on vacation but not coming back.