Two young embalmers have spoken out about why they intend to dedicate their working lives to their chosen profession, and why days spent the mortuary have taught them so much about living their lives to the fullest

As two young women in their early twenties, professional embalmersOlivia Cotterill Wilson and Isabel Walton often encounter surprised reactions from strangers when they disclose their profession, who will either fire off "a million questions" at once or become a little too unnerved to learn anything else. There isn't much of an in-between.