Who’d Want Them Back?

Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN will be covering the cost of an exhumation, a reburial and a set of dentures. It seems a patient passed away, was sent to the undertaker and consequently buried wearing the dentures of his hospital roommate. The deceased is being exhumed to remove the dentures at his family's request though, not to retrieve them for the owner.(Thank goodness!)

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Jun 27, 2011
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My question is, why would you want your loved one dug up to take the teeth out? That seem like overkill to me.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/27/11 at 12:31 AM

I saw the wife being interviewed. In the words of A. Bunker, "Dingbat!".

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/27/11 at 04:17 AM

Not a suprise really. My thought was that they chose the most expensive option out of spite against the hospital, but you can't fix stupid is also a good reason.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/27/11 at 11:21 AM

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