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Mike Frampton on Death Cleaning, Animal Stories, and Tragic Suicides | HoneyDew #84

Ryan SicklerJuly 14, 20221h 15min32,102 views
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Transition from Death Cleaning to Donuts

  • 🍩 Mike Frampton, formerly known as the "Death Janitor," is building a donut shop in Peterborough, Ontario, marking a significant pivot from his previous work.
  • ✨ He has focused on self-care, including fixing his teeth and eyes, since his last appearance, indicating a positive personal transformation.

Unconventional Animal Encounters

  • 🦎 In an old man's house, a "cat" turned out to be a 3-4 foot long iguana, covered in blood and aggressive, which was eventually rescued and rehomed.
  • 🐈 A separate job involved the rescue of 89 cats from a 17th-floor apartment, where conditions were so severe that cats were eating their kittens, and some cats were found decomposed or severely injured.

Disturbing Suicide Cases

  • 🎓 At the University of Toronto, three suicides occurred in the same stairwell location over 1.5 years, prompting discussions about mental health support and safety barriers.
  • ☕ A man jumped from the sixth floor of an IBM building, landing on three people below, causing severe injuries and highlighting the unpredictable nature of such events.
  • 🪦 A woman survived a fall down a garbage chute after an argument, landing in a dumpster and being saved by the compressed garbage, though she sustained broken limbs.
  • 🚆 A suicide involving a VIA train resulted in the victim being decapitated and his leg launched into a warming shelter, shattering its glass panels.
  • 🎯 A man sat in a refrigerator to commit suicide with a shotgun, but the blast blew outwards, requiring extensive cleanup of the garage.
  • 👁️‍🗨️ Another suicide involved a man who shot himself in the head, with his eye socket and eyeball landing in a duck blind net, causing significant psychological trauma to the cleaner.
  • 🪚 A twin brother died by suicide using a chop saw, with the weight of a brick severing his head; this occurred three years after his twin brother died of an overdose.
  • 💥 A murder-suicide in a mining town involved a husband shooting his wife in the kitchen and then himself in the basement, leaving behind their children.
  • 🤕 A man survived a shotgun suicide attempt to the face, losing his lower jaw and an eye, leading the cleaner to question the quality of life after such an event.

The Toll of the Job and Community Issues

  • 💔 Frampton reflects on the immense psychological toll of his work, leading to difficulties with eye contact and requiring therapy.
  • 🏘️ He discusses the severe fentanyl crisis in Peterborough, impacting the community and leading to increased homelessness and despair.
  • 🙏 The episode concludes with a strong message encouraging those struggling with mental health to seek help and highlighting the importance of support systems.
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Death CleaningCrime Scene CleanupSuicideAnimal RescueIguanaHoardingMental HealthTraumaFentanyl CrisisOverdosesGriefPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Donut Shop
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