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When your dying parent wants to organize their digital photos

My mother is in hospice and keeps asking me to help her organize her thousands of digital photos but I cannot handle looking through decades of family memories while she is dying.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The urgency of approaching death can make memorial preparation emotionally unbearable for both the dying and their loved ones.

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“Where Are You with Digital legacy — your online presence after death?”

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