A mother and daughter duo who are funeral directors go the extra mile in caring for the deceased - including dying their hair and giving them facials. Michelle Slinn, 56, started working in funeral care after being "really upset" by the way her late father was treated after he died - and is now celebrating 10 years in the job with her daughter now in the same profession.
Her daughter Jodie, 25, who secured the job with an interview on her 21st birthday, says the experience has taught her to "make the most of every single day because the truth is, none of us know what is around the corner or when our time will come". The pair, who share a home in Walthamstow, London, both work for the Co-op Funeralcare chain.
Michelle always wanted to work as a funeral arranger, but it was the death and the funeral of her beloved dad, Leonard, in 2008 that persuaded her to take up the offer of a job caring for the deceased four years later in 2012. "I had a bad experience when my dad died," she said.
