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A sad and not unusual tale. I once visited an elderly lady in a retirement village on the Norfolk coast only to discover the body of her husband who had been dead for over a month, in a small bedroom adjacent to her own - not a pleasant experience. In Ireland, it was once the custom to have amputated limbs buried - with full ceremony - to comply with the teachings of the Catholic Church. Often, relatives would bring home the lower leg in a special coffin - before the return of the unfortunate patient - and the limb would sit on display for a truncated wake to take place before burial.
Any similar experiences?
Mark Russell
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