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Selfie in hospital with dying relative

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TheAverageJoanne · 21/07/2024 12:36

My uncle died in hospital this morning after a stroke on Friday. My cousin (his nephew) posted a selfie on Facebook of himself by my uncle's bedside with a caption saying he was spending precious moments with him. I don't know if he was dead or alive or when the picture was actually taken but I'm furious. My uncle was visible laid out in the bed. I feel very upset about it and I think it's really distasteful. Do you, or is it me being oversensitive?

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Starlingexpress · 21/07/2024 12:45

Nothing is private anymore. It’s the way of the world 😏

LizzieBennett73 · 21/07/2024 12:41

For the sake of family harmony, let it go. It's not worth falling out over even if there are issues with consent ie would your uncle have wanted that out there?

But it's horribly "look at me". I will never understand why people do it.