{"id":124502,"date":"2021-07-06T15:30:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T22:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=124502"},"modified":"2021-07-06T18:24:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T01:24:39","slug":"diary-entries-of-former-deputy-coroner-reveal-profound-lessons-for-the-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=124502","title":{"rendered":"Diary Entries of Former Deputy Coroner Reveal Profound Lessons for the Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles, CA&#8230; Donna Francart made a living in the \u201cdeath industry,\u201d and the experience made lasting impressions on the way she views life, death and the afterlife.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailytide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mysterywire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10309\" src=\"https:\/\/dailytide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mysterywire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"639\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For nearly nine years, Francart was a deputy coroner, taking part in death investigations, shepherding survivors through the aftermath of a loved one\u2019s passing and occasionally forming spiritual connections with the deceased. It was a calling she felt compelled to answer. She captures her deeply personal, emotional journey in her new book,\u00a0<em>I&#8217;ve Seen Dead People: Diary of a Deputy Coroner,\u00a0<\/em>in which there are profound lessons for the living.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery day is a gift when you wake up and you have another day,\u201d Francart says. \u201cI hope that the readers walk away appreciating their lives and living every moment like it\u2019s their last\u2014and love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ve Seen Dead People\u00a0<\/em>offers a rare look inside the complex emotional, physical and mental ups and downs of one of society\u2019s most mysterious professions.<\/p>\n<p>As a deputy coroner, Francart worked medicolegal death investigations, which are those involving suspicious, violent, unexplained or unexpected deaths. She was often the bearer of bad news, notifying family members of the deceased and sitting with them as they processed a spectrum of emotions, from shock and disbelief to pain and sorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery single one of us on this earth deserves to die with dignity and respect,\u201d she says. \u201cEvery one of us was a mother, a father, someone&#8217;s brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin. Everyone is\u00a0<em>someone,<\/em>\u00a0and that is how I handled every single case that I was on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lacking access to structured debriefings, Francart turned to journaling as a way of privately unpacking the profound grief she faced in her role and preserving her own mental well-being.\u00a0As she did, she found herself in a conundrum of perplexing relationships with both the living and the dead.<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ve Seen Dead People<\/em>\u00a0also chronicles everyday moments, as Francart tried to provide as normal an upbringing as possible for her two sons. Along the way, they all learned to share their space with the many spirits that Francart encountered, and to embrace the beauty of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing is guaranteed, you will walk away with your eyes opened a little more, your heart more giving and your life more cherished,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author\u00a0<\/strong>Donna Francart\u00a0was born and raised in the Midwest. She served as a deputy coroner for nearly nine years beginning in 2007 and assisted with more than 2,000 death investigations. She now shares her life with her two adult sons, their two better halves and one granddaughter.<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ve Seen Dead People<\/em>\u00a0is her first book and has been\u00a0adapted into a screenplay by Frank Burmaster and Gary Revel, with plans to develop it for a feature film. Revel owns Jongleur Books, a publishing company associated\u00a0with Mother Nature Festival Live Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to stop global warming.<\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ve Seen Dead People: Diary of a Deputy Coroner<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Publisher: Jongleur Books<\/p>\n<p>ISBN-13: 979-8708268082<\/p>\n<p>Available from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles, CA&#8230; Donna Francart made a living in the \u201cdeath industry,\u201d and the experience made lasting impressions on the way she views life, death and the afterlife. 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