Each line the girl writes helps the grief-stricken woman to breathe again.
Macy Mathis is a typical teenager from Georgia. She studied at school, was a cheerleader in the support group of the school football team, met with a classmate and loved to dance. And she loved her mother Cindy very much. She really wanted to please her mother, to support her: it seemed to Macy that her mother lacked love. And for Cindy’s next birthday, the girl wrote her 25 letters.
“I hope they inspire and comfort you when you need it,” she wrote in one of them.
These words turned out to be prophetic. After all, now Cindy is mourning her daughter. Macy died in a car accident. Consolation is what Cindy needs more than anything in the world right now.
Each letter to Macy is like an instruction. On the envelope there is an inscription: “Open it when …” And the continuation: “… you are happy about something”, “… you miss me”, “… excited”. Macy was just looking for a way to please her mom. Of course, she could not even imagine how her mother would need these letters in just a year. And no one could.
Cindy found Macy’s first letter a week after her daughter’s death. I was just sorting things out – and came across sheets of paper covered with such a familiar handwriting. Round, still quite childish letters … There was an inscription on the envelope: “Open it when … you cannot sleep.” Cindy could not sleep for a month – since then, when her daughter crashed in an accident. Macy was in a coma for a long time in the hospital. And I never got out of it.
Later, Cindy decided to share her story with the world. And she created a Facebook page that became a kind of memorial to her daughter. There mom publishes letters from her daughter. And he answers her.
“My girl, this letter was so difficult to open. You have no idea how mommy misses you. There is no day that I do not think about you. You are my destiny, my best friend, my everything. Your brothers are doing a lot to support me. Hope (Macy’s sister – Approx. WDay) and your dad too. I am sincerely grateful to fate for the wonderful relationship between us, thanks to which we can now share with each other the memories of the time when you were with us. If only you could see us now. Our bond is stronger than ever before. Not a day goes by that we don’t talk to each other. I am so grateful for the family we have created, even now. We love you so much, baby! Mommy misses you much more than words can put it. Good night, my sweet beautiful angel, “- wrote Cindy under one of the letters.
It is simply impossible to pass by such sincerity. The words of support for the woman who lost her daughter are now written by almost 10 thousand subscribers to Macy’s memory page.
“My girl, I had to open this letter because I am worried about the people who have been touched by our story with you. She is now known all over the world. You said you were going to travel the world, and now you are doing it! Now I listen to my favorite song and dance, thinking about you. You are my inspiration, my world. How glad I am that I have such an amazing daughter who now lives in the hearts of many people. Let’s dance with you and sing our favorite songs! My love for you is like to the moon and back, “writes Cindy under a letter labeled” Open it when you get excited. ” Reading them, she feels that she has the strength to live again.
“It’s amazing how Macy turns out to know me well. This is the best gift a child can give to parents. I still feel like my Macy is with me, ”says Cindy.
And what was in that very first letter? “I want you to know that I love you. I feel like I’m saying this to you too little. You can’t sleep, probably because you are upset about something. So, know that I love you. I need you to know that. “