Others go no further than handwritten pages in a spiral notebook. We discover that we can reconceptualize, and even the difficult memories become moments of God's grace. Older Americans telling their life stories is not new, but it is riding an immense wave of popularity now. With the increasing mobility of American society, stories that once would have been passed down orally will be lost unless they are written down. It's easier to do.
More older people have access to personal computers.
E-mail is the latest method. We allow people to create their final thoughts. People are recognizing they don't want to be remembered only for how much money they made or how famous they were. You can leave an unlimited number of e-mail messages of any length. More than technology has changed.