Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Why Wait?

My mom, although in perfect health, wanted her DNR (do not resuscitate) notarized and filed with her lawyer. My brother told her it wasn't necessary; we were all planning to smother her with a pillow regardless.

In preparation, maybe we should pitch in for this beautiful piece from Coffin Couches. Mother's Day is right around the corner after all and it would actually complement Grannie Annie's funky home decor.


On a side note: Isn't it interesting that used coffins cannot be resold (by law) for dead bodies due to health and safety issues; however, they can be recycled and re-purposed for the living?

Methinks that if I owned Coffin Couches -- which would be fabulous! -- I would focus on some more interesting "body" copy on the home page (given that the products have so much character they're just screaming for some left-of-center marketing support) and relegate the biohazardous text to a secondary page. Otherwise, it's a bit off-putting!

3 comments:

KevinOn7 said...

The term I actually used instead of "Do Not Resuscitate" was "Do Actively Suffocate". No pillow was mentioned, but that is certainly one method of complying with Grannie's wishes.

Pranayama mama said...

Ah well she seems to think there will be a pillow involved. She also wanted to know when it was going to occur but I didn't want to give her the upper hand :)

Anonymous said...

I'm still mystified that used coffins are fine for the living, but hazardous to the dead.