A mortician who is on a mission to open up discussions about death has revealed whether he'd rather be buried or cremated when his time comes. assistant Gerald Wayne is regularly sent questions about the human body after death and how an autopsy is carried out by his 2.2 million followers on .
But he was recently asked a more personal question – whether he'd want to be buried or cremated after death. His response has not only changed some peoples' perspectives, but also encouraged others to discuss their final wishes with their families.
Answering the question, he said: "I want to be cremated. I don't have time now in my busy life to visit my grandparents or aunts or uncles who have passed. Thinking of me in the future, I don't want to be selfish and ask my kids to come visit me in their busy lives."
He goes on to explain how he would rather his loved ones remember him whenever and wherever they are rather than visit a specific graveyard. He added: "I don't want them to take time out of their busy lives to visit me at a gravesite. I'm not really there, it's just a shell. I'm gone so just cremate me and set me on the shelf, talk to me, wave to me when you walk by."
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Commenting on his post, one user agreed: "Same! And if they ever wanted to move states I wouldn’t want them to feel guilt about leaving me behind. I’m going with." Another user added: "I've always been scared to pass and always thought of how could someone just be cremated. After seeing how my mother-in-law's grave has been treated I've changed."
A third user said: "I've never thought of it this way. love this perspective!" One more user added: "My mum and I split my grandma's ashes. I spray her perfume around her and play her favourite Elvis music all the time for her." Another user said: "I wear some of my mum's ashes in a locket. Each of my siblings has small memorial urns, the rest will be scattered when I’m ready to let her go."
In another video, Gerald issued a warning as he shared the "most common and least common" causes of death he encounters when at work as he warned people to look after their bodies. He said: "The most common cause of death is heart disease. So, I'm going to need you all to quit , eat a better diet, and exercise three times a week – let's get that heart in shape," he said.
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