‘I died of FOMO’: Massachusetts woman’s self-written obituary goes viral after death

In a moving and unusual farewell, Massachusetts resident Linda Brossi Murphy wrote her own obituary months before her death, blending humor with grace.

Murphy passed away on September 21 at the age of 60 after a battle with bulbar-onset ALS, a rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Her obituary, shared widely online, has touched thousands and quickly gone viral.

“Well, if you are reading this obituary, it looks like I’m dead. WOW, it actually happened… I died of FOMO due to complications of Bulbar ALS,” she wrote, setting the tone for a message that was both heartfelt and witty.

Murphy, diagnosed with ALS in 2022, described the impact of the disease with candor and humor. “My stupid Bulbar ALS got me to the sad point of not being able to talk. Never speaking means never being able