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    So, my mind is racing this evening and I have little to no human contact outside of my home in 2 days. So here goes another post. And I have been thinking about this for some time. I am somewhat fascinated with death and I am not afraid of dying. I am currently in cosmetology school. I have did nursing but I don't like handling bodily fluids so much anymore. I thought I might be able to make decent money doing the make-up and hair of the deceased prior to their viewings part-time at the funeral home. I personally feel that most of the time when I have went to viewings the deceased person looks very little like they did when they were living. Now, I understand the deteroriation process and how it can be difficult to fix certain things. I would like to contribute in trying to make them look as good as possible. I am just not that crazy about people in general and do best working either one on one or alone. Any thoughts or advice?

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    You know what popped in my head while reading your post? Ya know on the movie "My Girl" when Jamie Lee Curtis was the make up artist at the funeral home? Sorry, back to the thread!

    Well it depends on how artistic you like to be with your make-up. Doing make up for the deceased will limit that alot, because there is a certain way you have to make them look.

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    Don't you think that perhaps you have to be creative sometimes to get them to that point though?

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    Are you absolutly certain yuo can handle the types of things you will not only see, but have to work very closely with? Car accident victims, people who have been so terribnly mangled, babies killed from child abuse, girls raped and beaten....sometimes a closed casket is the way to go, but the family refuses and insists on open casket, all you can do is make the deceased as presentable as possible....but I've seen first hand how different that is.....

    But if you can handle it....I'm sure it would be a good profession to be in, I can't imagine that type of job has canidates lined up for the position.

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    I think if you're not bugged out by death and suffering, then it's a great idea and you should go for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaylinn View Post
    Are you absolutly certain yuo can handle the types of things you will not only see, but have to work very closely with? Car accident victims, people who have been so terribnly mangled, babies killed from child abuse, girls raped and beaten....sometimes a closed casket is the way to go, but the family refuses and insists on open casket, all you can do is make the deceased as presentable as possible....but I've seen first hand how different that is.....

    But if you can handle it....I'm sure it would be a good profession to be in, I can't imagine that type of job has canidates lined up for the position.
    Yeah, I'd think I'd probably have a hard time with victims of crime related deaths. That's why I was thinking maybe working in small, small town funeral home.

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    Sounds fun!

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    you clients won't complain

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    ^^true and they'd take all my secrets to their grave.

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    I use to work at the cemetary office after I got out of high school doing secretarial type work and we all use to make comments, "It's awfully dead in here today", "It's a dying business". Then I had one phone call and the person asked to be connected to room 351. I said sure, I'll connect you but I doubt you'll get an answer.

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    Ive thought about working within the funeral industry before, the only thing thats put me off is that Ive been told the hours really suck.
    I think its a very important job and worth doing.
    Years ago at a friends open casket funeral we were a little taken aback with what they had done to my friends hair. Of course in the grande scheme of things it wasnt so important but on the other hand you do go away thinking "Geezz, couldnt they have at least made it look nice!"
    Go for it!

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    I think there's good money to be made in that, but be aware that the job requires sometimes more than the average cosmetologist would be called upon to do. As said above, accident/crime victims present special considerations.

    I've read a bit about the way funeral homes and body preparers deal with such things, and well, it's both fascinating in its MacGyver ingenuity, and gruesome in its process. Stuff like using sticks to fasten heads back on bodies, filling holes and whatnot. The job can take on special effects/Hollywood latex intervention level dimensions in some cases.

    Best you research what the worst case scenario is before you sign up -- even small towns have their share of plain old horrific accidents, ya know.

    Anyhow, I admire that you're not given to the wobblies at the sign of death, and think that is a very noble and underappreciated service.

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    I think this would be an interesting job, and you can make alot of people feel better in a way to see their loved once you know look nice before they never see them again. I think it's a good idea.

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    Obviously there are some people that end up in this line of work, I'd gamble even people that are attracted to it for the same reasons that some doctors end up attracted to forensics, and end up spending much of their lives doing autopsies. Death is an inevitable part of life, and there is certainly a need for people who are comfortable with (and better yet interested in) work along these lines. Why not try it? What's the real risk? I suppose it could leave you emotionally worse off and in need of therapy, but my guess you'll know pretty quickly how it sets with you. Me, I don't find injuries or death to be very disturbing in a professional setting because I switch into an intellectual mode and do what needs to be done, but really the only way to know how you'll react is by getting in there and giving it a try.

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    That's a pretty fascinating position, I would think. If you're cool working with bodies then go for it!

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    i say go for it, i like you am not bugged out too much by death, having dealt with a lot of it. anyways, go for it, and hopefully it will be kind of six feet under ish

    Love it!

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    I honestly belivie some higher power made it so there are people for every job nessacary on earth and this job is nessaray and if you have the desire to do it i would deffintly go for it you are perfect for it with eduaction in both nurseing and cometolagy.

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    if you can handle it then go for it . I know I couldn't because I wouldn't stop thinking about the people I was working on ( what kind of person they were and how did they die stuff) Just curious have you had a near death experience and is that why you are not afraid to die . I know off topic a bit but I use to feel the same way and that has changed a bit since my accident but that's just me thinking out loud .

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    Quote Originally Posted by krchab99 View Post
    I honestly belivie some higher power made it so there are people for every job nessacary on earth and this job is nessaray and if you have the desire to do it i would deffintly go for it you are perfect for it with eduaction in both nurseing and cometolagy.
    I feel the same way.

    Let us know how it goes Green. I think this is unique and interesting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CuriousJ View Post
    if you can handle it then go for it . I know I couldn't because I wouldn't stop thinking about the people I was working on ( what kind of person they were and how did they die stuff) Just curious have you had a near death experience and is that why you are not afraid to die . I know off topic a bit but I use to feel the same way and that has changed a bit since my accident but that's just me thinking out loud .
    Yes, I have. But I felt that way before the experience.

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    Man, if you're not creeped out by it go for it all the way. I think that's awesome. I don't hear this type of work being so common. Good luck if you do decide to do it.

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    You can always give it a try and if you don't like it then stop. I would get bored, I like to talk.

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    That would be way cool.

    I think there's a mortician school in California!

    ...however, not being able to handle bodily fluids in nursing school....you will see more grotesque fluids than that most likely.

    I don't know too much about it, but are their ppl who really just come in and do makeup on an already-finished corpse? Seems like the morticians would do it all, like Rodrigo in 6 Feet Under.

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    Go for it =)

    There are people to take care of certain issues with a corpse (ie remove organs and stuff) before whoever prepares how they look for a funeral.

    It would also be a good idea to research this jobs more and talk with people who do this so you will know more little details.

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    I think it sounds like an interesting job. I say just start calling some funeral homes and see how to get into that type of work.

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