Autumn blustery days seem to have started today. Its my favourite kind of weather; sunny and windy. Slightly chilly at 12c but wrapping up and having a stomp through the woods is my idea of down time.
The weather changing makes me rethink my embalming fluid choices. Obviously, if the general temperature is colder, the rate of decomposition is slower. This means that I use a lesser amount of formaldehyde in my embalming mixture as I don't believe in using the same solution regardless. It is a waste of money and an unnecessary pollution. The lighter the fluid, the better for everyone as long as preservation is achieved.
Just one post mortem case and three 'straight' cases today. If I think really, really hard, I can remember what they looked like. I do find that their faces leave me very quickly after work. I think this is a good thing, I don't need to recall them when I'm running a bath or reading a book. There are of course, some people whose faces stay with me for a few days, and if I try, I can still recall the suicide from recent days. Fortunately, most of my work is with the over 70's and after a while old lady perms and old gentlemen balding pates merge into one.
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