I want to donate my husband's organs but his Greek family says it will prevent his soul from resting and now I don't know what honors him more.
More people experience this than they realize.
Different cultural understandings of bodily integrity after death can create impossible choices between helping others and respecting the deceased.
“Where Are You with Grief rituals across cultures — what they accomplish?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.