How disconnected phones are helping people grieve

The World

“Wind Phones” are not connected to any phone line, but they are connected in a different sense. The phones create space for people to have a one-way conversation with their loved ones who have died. The wind — so the idea goes — carries your message. The World’s Bianca Hillier visited a Wind Phone and speaks with people who use them as a tool to process grief.

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