Dying Fat: Your Funeral Options

We want everyone to have a good experience at funeral homes (even during a terrible time) so we need dialogue about the needs of fat people in death.

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**CREDITS**

Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)

**SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING**

Marianne Kirby – MarrianneKirby.com

Marianne’s second book (it’s about ZOMBIES!) is coming out in August check it out at

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Lesley Kinzel – LesleyKinzel.com

Joy Nash – follow Joy on Instagram @therealJoyNash

Read more about fat bodies and the funeral industry:

“Supersize My Funeral’: How is the Obesity Epidemic in the U.S. impacting on the Funeral
Industry?”
http://www.us-funerals.com/funeral-ar...
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“Can an Obese Person Be Cremated?”
http://www.us-funerals.com/funeral-ar...
cremated.html#.W1i8ZdhKjq1

“On the Final Journey, One Size Doesn’t Fit All”
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/us...