Collected Item: “A Virtual Funeral is Now Normal”
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A Virtual Funeral is Now Normal
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text story
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On January 7, 2021 I attended a virtual funeral service for a friend's husband. This was the first time to every see an online service. It was streamed on Youtube while the closest family and friends attended in person. I watched the service from my phone alone at work. It felt surreal. I saw friends' faces on the tiny screen, their voices were familiar and yet felt far away. Since then I have spoken to a few people and mentioned how I felt disconnected to be on the other side of the screen. Many others had similar stories. It was now normal to experience such things, but I can't shake the feeling that this bothered me more than it should have. I hope there comes a day when such things are considered distant memories of this pandemic.
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#deathways #RuralVoices #ASU #HSE
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Clinton P. Roberts
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2021-01-07