VirtualHeaven.com is, if anything else, an interesting place. I did all the legwork (so you don’t have to) and created a memorial for myself:
The thing is that this type of site, for me, is too easy to make fun of and belittle, but the reality is that for some (and perhaps more than I can imagine) this type of site could actually be used in the healing process or coping process in grief.
And grief and loss is a serious issue and needs to be handled with care and counsel:
As they say online, sharing memories is a powerful healing process to many.
Very true, so I want to tread lightly here.
What are your thoughts?
kimmlee says
I think the site is amazing. It allows us to not only share our grief with the world, it allows us to share the memories of those we've lost with the world. I'm adding my mom today.
hsojeel says
I like the idea, but the execution is lacking.