My husband died 5 years ago. Facebook is finally doing something about its painful reminders
by Kate Thayer, Chicago Tribune
Apr 16, 2019
4 minutes
"Happy Birthday, Mike! Big Day! 35!"
The seemingly normal message on my husband's Facebook page actually made me laugh, though I could've cried. I suppose the person who posted it - a childhood classmate, perhaps - didn't get the memo, or the obit. Mike didn't turn 35 that day. He'd died 2 1/2 years earlier at 32.
I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook and all social media. It's a useful tool as a journalist; it provides a peek into the lives of far-away friends I don't see often; it's a platform to share a proud moment
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