Comment by takinola

There's an old episode of RadioLab or This American Life (I can't remember which) that explores this very topic. If memory serves, there was a woman who lost her mum at an early age but her mum recorded videos to be shared with her at certain points in her life (birthdays, graduations, etc). I recall her mentioning she came to dread those events knowing she would have to relive losing her mum by watching the video. I can't recall if she felt it was a net positive or not.