re: How does one go about donating their body to science before they die?

It is a simple process. I have donated my body to Georgetown University Medical Center. Just call a hospital (usually a teaching hospital) and ask for the forms.

You should be advised that the hospital may not take your body for a number of reasons, i.e., missing organs or limbs; widespread cancer; certain diseases; not getting the body to the morgue within a certain period of time; and, obviously, if you've already been embalmed, to name a few.

After the hospital has your body for up to 24 months, they have a memorial service for the donors and family members may take the remains or the remains are placed in a mausoleum niche at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

It seems like a good thing for me to do.