Bodies of knowledge: U of A medical school thanks 'remarkable' donors and their families

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Before she died at age 96, Doreen Edna Buhler lived a difficult but remarkable life.

But death was not the end of Buhler's story.
As part of her final wishes, she donated her remains to the University of Alberta's Anatomical Gifts Program to further a future generation of medical professionals.