Tag: social media

Chris Picco and newborn son Lennon

Father sings to dying son following wife’s death

November 13, 2014
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USA – A video of a father singing The Beatles’ Blackbird to his dying newborn son has moved millions since going viral. Chris Picco, lost his 30-year-old wife Ashley Picco on Nov. 8 after an emergency C-section to save their unborn son Lennon who passed away a few days later.

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Youths are using Facebook to mourn loved one

October 3, 2014
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IRELAND – The break in traditional mourning habits, where young people grieve online rather than at the graveside, is a phenomenon that can lead to trauma for the mourner if the posthumous digital profile is taken down, according to Dr Elaine Kasket.

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