15 Kids Who Went So Above and Beyond for Their Parents, You’ll Be Brought to Tears

Love letters

Cindy Mathis was touched when her daughter, Macy, gave her 25 handwritten letters for her birthday. Each envelope had a specific time for when to open, like “When You Can’t Sleep” or “When You Need to Smile.” Neither of them knew at the time, though, just how important those notes would become. About a year later, Macy, 16, died in a car crash with her boyfriend, but those letters kept her memory alive. In “When You Miss Me,” Macy wrote, “I hope that wherever you are or whatever you’re doing you’re okay. I’m probably missing you too.” For “When You Feel Lonely,” she encouraged her mom, “Please don’t feel lonely, Mommy. You always have me.” Those letters help give Mathis closure, she told TODAY.