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How to handle digital remains of deceased loved ones

My grandmother died and I keep getting Facebook memories of her and I don't know whether to find them comforting or delete her account but doing either feels like killing her again.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Technology preserves the dead in ways that complicate natural processes of grief and letting go.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and relationships?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.