For peace of mind during difficult times...

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Repatriation is the act of restoring a person to his or her native land. In this context repatriation is taking home the body or human remains of someone who has died or been buried in a foreign land; a land that is not of his birth or that of his ancestors. There may be a personal desire to be buried in the native country that person was born in. Alternatively, the family may feel that the person’s soul may not be at peace if the body was buried anywhere but their homeland.

A post-mortem (or autopsy) is an examination of a deceased person by an Anatomical or Forensic Pathologist to obtain clinical information related to any disease present as well as the cause of death.

If the deceased has been ill for some time and the death is expected, the family should first call their doctor who will need to visit the deceased and certify life extinct. If death happens in residential area, a police abstract should be obtained. If a person dies in a medical facility, a doctor’s summary will be provided. The family could then contact the funeral director to engage their services, but generally a funeral director will not transfer a deceased from the place of death until the attending doctor has issued the required documentation.

Embalming sanitizes and preserves the body, retards the decomposition process, and enhances the appearance of a body disfigured by traumatic death or illness. It makes it possible to lengthen the time between death and the final disposition, thus allowing family members time to arrange and participate in the type of service most comforting to them. Embalming the body enables mourners to view the deceased if they wish. The emotional benefits of viewing the deceased are enormous, particularly to those having difficulty dealing with the death.