Our digital personas have become so intricately embedded with our physical being, that it’s increasingly difficult to truly comprehend loss. For even if we lose someone, it is only a part of them that goes away. It’s not clear they are no longer reading our Facebook or Twitter posts, nor is it clear that our instant messages or email no longer reaches them. We as humans are only beginning to adapt to a world where our existence and relationships are so virtual. Death is being redefined in this generation.

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