A tragic event in Michelle’s life is what brought her to a career in embalming.
“My 21 year old sister had died tragically in a car accident and we were told we wouldn’t be able to view her body because of her injuries. It was a terrible time as I also lost my daughter not long afterwards. Death and funerals were suddenly thrust into my life, and I kept feeling cheated that we couldn’t have a viewing of my sister.”
Michelle began asking questions from a friend of her brothers who was an embalmer and this developed into a deep desire to be able to give to others what she couldn’t have.
“While interacting with the families I gain an insight into the personality of their loved one and I like to bring this into my work to best represent that person. I believe it gives some closure and some healing, and that time shouldn’t be compromised in order to allow families to be left with a positive memory from a viewing.”
