Here’s an excerpt from a recent article on Vice:
“In 2014, Talbert was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, a rare and fast-acting neurodegenerative disease… She soon began making preparations. She knew she wanted to leave her children and grandchildren recordings of her voice — when Talbert’s father died nearly 40 years ago, that was the thing she forgot first. … She found SafeBeyond about a year after being diagnosed. It’s one of a growing number of services, including DeadSocial and GoneNotGone, that allow people to posthumously send video, audio, and text-based messages to their loved ones at planned times.”
The article notes that many find such messages comforting while others feel like such messages are “an ambush.” (Note that the “DMs” in the title refers to “direct messages.”)
Here’s a link to the full article:
Away Messages
DMs From Beyond the Grave Are Changing How We Grieve
by Michael Waters
Nov 28 2017, 7:00am
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