Griffin says that death is a part of life, it's the end of life and he wants to make sure that families know their loved one who has passed on is taken care of. Photos: Visualhunt
Preston Griffin never sleeps. Not really. Even when he sneaks a nap, his iPhone, set at maximum volume, is angled on the pillow, brushing his earlobe. He can’t miss the customised ringtone. The first note blares, and Griffin hops up. A funeral home director is on the line.
He listens to the scant details. Someone just died in a nursing home. A hospital. A home. The funeral director tells him if the coronavirus was to blame. Sometimes, it’s a mystery.
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The face of grief
It's not easy to deal with grief during an unprecedented time as this, so having sympathetic mortuary staff like Griffin helps a lot.
Mortuary staff Griffin's job begins at any time of the day - it could be 3am or 10.30pm - when he gets the call to pick up someone who has passed on.
Most of the families who were attended to by Griffin remember him fondly because he goes out of his way to support them during this time of grief.
Going through the grief of losing a loved one is never easy. It's even more difficult in a time like this.
Griffin says that death is a part of life, it's the end of life and he wants to make sure that families know their loved one who has passed on is taken care of. Photos: Visualhunt
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