Donated Body Program



When Mike and I began to look at our life plans, we determined that we wished to make our end useful and selected the UCLA Donated program.   We found that most prominent medical schools have a donated body program.

We filled out the forms and were accepted into the program. This is distinct from donating body parts, as you might check on your driver's license.  In fact, that is not allowed as the whole body is the donation.

When we did this, my mother agreed, and she applied and was accepted.  When she left us, she went to UCLA. The process was straightforward.   

For both Margie and Mike, a call to the UCLA program was made, and they dispatched the team to recover the donated body.  For Mike, this turned out to take a long time, and it was well after midnight when they arrived. 

The program is very sensitive, and annually,  first-year medical students at the David Geffen School of Medicine stage an event of gratitude for the families and friends of the donors.  The  Service of Gratitude I joined for my mother was wonderful.  They had presentations by top administrators, Medical School Professors, and students, and there was a reception after the program where you could talk with the students and professors. 

My mother started her university life at UCLA, and Mike got all of his degrees--BA, MA, and PhD--at UCLA, and they are both destined to help medical students at UCLA. Mike's dedication to students continues!

And our memories live on ......

France, 2011


Mike with his Bandelow Germany relatives, 2023 




And Mike with his camera! and Anabel

In Miyajima, 2016 

               Kaieteur Falls, 2022



In Ireland,  2019



At El Pilar 2023


On a walk in Santa Barbara, 2025

















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  1. Cecilia FordJanuary 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM

    wonderful education, you're giving us. and wonderful memories in the photos you shared.

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