This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brian Majewski and Teresa Green, co-founders of One Final Message . It has been edited for length and clarity .
Back when people still had genuine conversations on X (then, Twitter), I connected with people I’d never met in real life. I knew some of them struggled with mental health, and one day a person I’d become close with just disappeared.
My mind immediately went to the worst-case scenarios, but I had no way to check on them to see if they were OK — we were only connected somewhat anonymously online.
I started thinking, what would happen if I suddenly died? I would want to leave a…
