They never made it home—but their words did. A week after flash floods swept through Camp Mystic, taking the lives of 27 girls and staff, heart-shattering letters have begun arriving at homes across Texas. Handwritten by the girls just days—or hours—before the flood, these notes were full of giggles, dreams, and “I love you, Mom” in bright ink. Once a source of joy, now they bring only silence and tears. Then came Patrick Mahomes. The NFL star from Texas read one of the letters—and broke down. He didn’t just donate. He spoke from the heart: “They should still be here.” What he did next brought the country to tears—and reminded us that even in the darkest moments, love still shines through.

💔 “She Wrote Us a Letter… Then She Was Gone” Camp Mystic Parents Begin Receiving Heartbreaking Notes from Daughters Lost in Texas Floods — And Patrick Mahomes’ Response Leaves the Nation …

They never made it home—but their words did. A week after flash floods swept through Camp Mystic, taking the lives of 27 girls and staff, heart-shattering letters have begun arriving at homes across Texas. Handwritten by the girls just days—or hours—before the flood, these notes were full of giggles, dreams, and “I love you, Mom” in bright ink. Once a source of joy, now they bring only silence and tears. Then came Patrick Mahomes. The NFL star from Texas read one of the letters—and broke down. He didn’t just donate. He spoke from the heart: “They should still be here.” What he did next brought the country to tears—and reminded us that even in the darkest moments, love still shines through. Read More

She was just 8. The only daughter of a college football coach—now confirmed among the dead at Camp Mystic after the Texas floods. He screamed her name in the rain, searched every small pink backpack, every soaked little shoe. But no one answered. When the last tiny sneaker was pulled from the water, he didn’t collapse. He didn’t cry. He just sat on the ground, holding the drenched stuffed animal she carried the day she left home. “I’ve coached hundreds of boys to be strong. To lose. To get back up. But no one ever taught me how to live after losing my daughter.” — Social media fell silent. And for the first time, millions prayed—not for a team, but for a father who just lost his entire world.

Skip to content Kellyanne Lytal, the eight-year-old daughter of Trinity University assistant football coach Wade Lytal, was among the campers killed during this month’s horrifying flash flooding in central Texas, the …

She was just 8. The only daughter of a college football coach—now confirmed among the dead at Camp Mystic after the Texas floods. He screamed her name in the rain, searched every small pink backpack, every soaked little shoe. But no one answered. When the last tiny sneaker was pulled from the water, he didn’t collapse. He didn’t cry. He just sat on the ground, holding the drenched stuffed animal she carried the day she left home. “I’ve coached hundreds of boys to be strong. To lose. To get back up. But no one ever taught me how to live after losing my daughter.” — Social media fell silent. And for the first time, millions prayed—not for a team, but for a father who just lost his entire world. Read More