Some people find the death of a loved one so traumatic that they want to keep up the illusion of being in contact.
That doesn't necessarily mean mediums and seances.
There have been instances of people posting a letter in a mail box every day to their dead mother.
When my sister died I was given her mobile phone as a memento as it was a model I had admired. I used it occasionally with her sim to use up the remaining PAYG credit and to keep the number open for a while. Obviously not used for texts to people who had been her contacts.
Then one day someone left a voice message. It was a heartbreaking paean from one of her grandchildren expressing their sadness that there was no voicemail greeting to remind them of their Nan's voice.
Luckily it was not switched on at the time they had called - so had redirected to voicemail. They probably never knew it was now my mobile and that I had heard their emotional message.
I now use that mobile with my own sim - but have never removed the last pictures she took with it.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
