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Hi, Lady! What a wonderful idea and it just seem "to fit" what I've been considering. We, too, have lived a nomadic life so no place is really home. Our sons are in the Navy so who knows where they will be?

I've never been quite comfortable with the traditional funerals not to mention the cost burden on the survivors.

We also believe, "absent from the body, present with the Lord" so a hole in the ground is optional and not really necessary.

Where is The Medical College of Georgia and how does one make those arrangements? Research on my affliction is really lagging behind most other more notable diseases and I would be happy knowing that this small contribution may help find a cure so others may benefit.

I've missed all you guys at the Finest....I've been a bit under the weather. Believe me, your letter thief would have had a heyday with me this last week!

In my case, I asked my Nephrologist how to go about it, and she contacted the person at MCG (Augusta, Georgia). He sent right away the forms to complete, and sent a Letter of Acceptance (I give every physician I have copies, and have copies at home) and the card I carry with "the number to call."

Just ask your physician for the hospital nearest to you that accepts body donation.
There should be some in Alabama, and over in Georgia from you - Emory University, perhaps? Don't they have a Medical School?

The rules vary. At Bowman Gray in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, you had to have a funeral home deliver the deceased to them.

The Department on my card says "Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy," but probably will differ at others.

I really do love the thought of my remains - "occupant gone" - being of use!
Most physicians throw away the textbook treating me, not often going according to 'The Almighty 'Norm'..:))