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With His Mother In A Retirement Home, Michael Spends His Last Night In His Childhood Home

I share the most beautiful Facebook essay I've ever read on aging, loss and unacknowledged grief

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How Does Social Media Affect the Way We Grieve?

Facebook, twitter and blogs become accepted forums for death and grief

A recent New York Times article, “An Online Generation Redefines Mourning”, opens with the story of a twenty-something who requested a picture of his mother sent through text message. That way, he wouldn’t have to identify her remains in person. … Continue reading

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But Is There Internet After We Die?

A Desert Sun article considers the digital assets we leave behind when we die

Setting a loved one’s affairs in order has become more complex now than ever, due to the pervasive role of online social media. And it’s on the verge of becoming downright abstract when we consider the digital assets so many, … Continue reading

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“If I Die” Facebook App

Facebook App Allows Users to Leave a Message for Loved Ones After Their Death

The “farewell message” has made its way to social networking. A new Facebook app allows users to schedule a message or messages to post to their wall after they have died. After installing the app, a person chooses three Facebook friends … Continue reading

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Grief, Loss, and the End-of-Life Experience in the Age of the Tweet

How do our online networks effect the way we address real-life death?

“Here it is. I’m dead…” Earlier this year, Derek Miller published to his blog a farewell post—the day after his death. Before this, Miller had been blogging about his fight with metastatic colorectal cancer. SevenPonds recently published a Just Passed … Continue reading

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