Pocket Cemetery – Using New Techology to Cope with Death
Posted by Dr.Dyer in Grief, Grieving Family, tags: Celebrity Death, Coping with Death, Farrah Fawcett, iGrief, Michael Jackson, Pocket Cemetery, Twitter Condolences, Twitter SympathyThe recent series of celebrity deaths lead to GSC Products making a pre-release version of a new iPhone application, one that it hoped will help people cope with the death of a loved one, or of a celebrity by memorializing them with an iPhone application.
Wayne Perry, CEO of GSC Products reports that he has received numerous requests for pre-release versions of Pocket Cemetery from Michael Jackson fans who want to create their own memorials to remember the King of Pop.
A Good Way to Grieve or Exploiting the Grieving?
Many of the early reviews of Pocket Cemetery are coming from technology people. They are weighing in on the side that this app is just another way to exploit those who are grieving.
Personally, coming from the perspective of a Grief and Loss expert, I think that anything that helps a grieving person to cope with a death in a healthy way is a good resource to recommend. The Pocket Cemetery app is an interesting way of applying technology to help someone cope with the loss of a loved one.
This iPhone app is also a good way to help someone to be able to do something, to create a memorial and give flowers for the many who are unable to be there in person to cope with a celebrity death.
Share Your thoughts on Pocket Cemetery
Join the debate whether Pocket Cemetery is a new way to grieve or another way to prey on the grieving. Tweet your thoughts on Twitter with the hashcode #iGrief or on the Pocket Cemetery page.
More:
Dyer K. 2009. Pocket Cemetery: A Way to Carry Departed Loved Ones in a Pocket. Squidoo.com
Press Release. 2009. New iPhone App Memorializes Dead Loved Ones In The Palm Of Your Hand. PRWeb.
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