Medical Malpractice - My grandfather just died at 11am today,how do we get his body back?

My grandfather just died at 11am today,how do we get his body back?

His daughter is in D.C. His sons are in Florida, my sister and I (his grandaughters) are in North carolina. The hospital send him to a funeral home already but they said we can't see hime because of the holiday. They have to let us see him right? We don't know what to do. Please help. Thanks. I did talk to the man at the funeral home. He wouldn't give me any answers. He just said that his body was there and to come in on the 26th. The thing i dont understand is they are open all day today. When my mom died we got to see her body once in the first few hours. It ends up the guy we were talking to was new at the home. We talked to another employee there and he said of coures we could come anytime. He said they are open everyday of the year. so we got to see him wich help everyone a bit. Thanks to everyone for the help.

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No they don't HAVE to let you see him, like they said, it's a holiday and you won't be able to see him until after Christmas. Even funeral home staff get to have Christmas off so you will just have to wait.
Ewww. Srry, but that isn't the kind of question you ask here!!! why didn't you ask them?
Talk with the funeral home director. I'm sure they will let you see him, but they just might not be open during the holidays. Who's in charge of his affairs? Will the body have to be moved, or is he going to be buried in the city he died in? The person who is designated as in charge of his affairs will be the one you will have to talk to to find out what's going on. Usually it's a relative or friend that's in charge of making the decisions on what happens to the body. Hope this helps...my condolences on your loss :(
You poor dear, I'm so sorry for your and your familys loss. Maybe they meant that you can't see him until they do what they do to get his body ready for the viewing. I can't imagine a funeral home being so heartless and cruel. Hopefully somebody on here will able to give you a correct answer. God bless.
Now you will find out how terrible the whole medical establishment is. This will cost you a fortune. You will be totally out of control, at their mercy. Make a huge fuss, it's about all you can do.
I concur with others.'you can't do anything' until after Christmas. There is a similar situation here. Family member died in bed, at home, in Florida, this past Friday. The direct family, live here in Michigan. Try getting 12 airline tickets on the same flight, same day. So as callus as this may sound, you are not the only family in this situation. Sorry for your loss.
I think the issue may be that you are not the next of kin. His children are and so you don't have any real "right" to make any demands of the funeral home. You aren't paying the bill. Also, he may not be ready to be seen yet, they are probably short on staff at Christmas and need to get his body prepared.
What..???? Hey , you just ask someone to take photo him and send to you! simply.But want to see face to face . No idea !
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss dear , my prayers go out to you and your family at such a great loss . Funeral Homes are experts in this area and they will need time to prepare him and make arrangements to send him where the family desires . I understand your desire to go to him and see him right away , time is needed for his preperation . Your feelings are quite natural and understandable . Your grandfather is now in the presence of our lord , take comfort in this knowledge. A Poem for you and your loved ones God looked around His garden And He found an empty place He then looked down upon this Earth And saw your tired face. He put His arms around you And lifted you to rest. God’s garden must be beautiful, He only takes the best. He knew that you were suffering He knew you were in pain. He knew you would never Get well on this Earth again. He saw that the road was Getting rough, and the hills Were hard to climb, So He closed your weary eyes And whispered, “Peace be Thine.” It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone. Part of us went with you The day God called you home.
YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME STILL SURE SOMETHING WILL TURN UP AND NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW