2026-05-05 13:48 UTC
Sooo I've managed to log into my mother's laptop and phone. Facebook and whatsapp and email and texts. There's messages from her friends asking how she is; I need to sensitively tell them she's died, in a way that doesn't look like a scam, and direct them to my own contact details so I can tell them about the funeral when I've organised it. And then leave the accounts in a suitable in-memoriam state. Does anybody have any advice or experience to share?
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@steveleighton@mastodon.social 2026-05-05 15:11
@kitten_tech@fosstodon.org Sorry for your loss. Having just been through the same process (elderly family with elderly friends) I found it best all round to call them and speak to them (if you have their numbers). Invariably if I messaged someone I’d only end up speaking to them any way. That generation seem to prefer calls. What I did also manage was to put a divert on my folks home phone and mobile to my number so when people called I could answer.