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His final text said, ‘I’m doing awesome!’ The next day, he was gone.

His final text said, ‘I’m doing awesome!’ The next day, he was gone.
health9/5/2025

Betsy Thibaut Stephenson urges mental health transparency in a memoir about her son, Charlie, who died by suicide at college.

“I’m doing awesome! Love you. Good night,” he wrote. Then he stayed up late, chatting with an upset friend, consoling her that those feelings wouldn’t last. The next day, a roommate found him. He had hanged himself from a ceiling fan, using a scarf a... [12631 chars]