The Morgue

Carlos worked for 25 years in an mortuary of one the hospital in Portugal. One of his duties was to bring the dead body’s and place them in the freezer, waiting for the family to say they final Fairwell or waiting for authorization to place in a coffin for his funeral. In subconscious level of the mind, the depression and hurt would start to appear, without him noticing. A couple months later we would start drinking… every day… at the same hour. In the mortuary… with his work companions… He recalls: “It was like drinking in a pub, like normal people do after work. We had so much laugh, until one day…” But you know that we’re talking about heroes in this podcast. And Carlos used his drinking problem not only for helping his community to have a better understanding of what was his life for 25 years in that place but also to help others who are helpless facing the alcohol and emotions.