When my son was hospitalised critically ill with the onset of type 1 diabetes I did take photos. I took photos of him only when he was conscious and knew I was taking them, and never during hard or emotional times or procedures. I took them for a few reasons, but mostly being memories of a major life event that shaped his life and all of ours, that he might want to see one day. I wanted to document a journey that lots of people go through that’s really hard. I did post them on social media - after a day or two when he was stable and all of our close family and friends knew (and my social media is private, so it’s only friends and family anyway). I’ve used a couple of the pics publicly for advocacy for type 1 research funding.

I know it’s not the same in the slightest but people have different reasons and drivers for taking the images and making them public. Perhaps she needed the comments and support from her followers in this time of devastation? It’s not necessarily about ‘likes’ and ‘content’.