Her husband was a teacher all his life and Joyce Faulkner said even in death he wanted to be able to educate others.
Jim McIntosh made the decision to donate his body to medical science so surgeons and could continue to learn. He and 216 people in Scotland last year are known as “silent teachers” – extraordinary people who want their bodies to be used to help doctors and medics.
It’s now the focus of an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, which reveals that societal change in the way people more openly speak about death, fewer people regularly attending church and increasing funeral costs have led to an increased interest. Joyce, from South Queensferry, said it was hearing an interview with former anatomy professor Dame Sue Black that convinced her and her husband it was the right thing to do.
