The love that parents feel for their children is a very big, unique and special one, and although our children grow up, we never stop being parents. Some time ago I shared the story of an Italian mother who died of cancer, but who left gifts and messages for the first 17 years of her daughter.
Now I share a similar and very emotional story, in which a father left everything arranged so that even if he was gone, his daughter would continue to receive flowers on her birthday.
Bailey Sellers is a 21-year-old girl who lost her father because of cancer, when she was a month of turning 17. The relationship he had with his father was very special, as she considered him his best friend and was also the coach of his basketball team for a long time.
Recently she shared on her Twitter account a photograph of a floral arrangement, accompanied by a message explaining that before she died, her father made all the arrangements so that she would continue to receive flowers from him, and that those were the last that I had sent him, on the occasion of his 21st birthday.
My dad passed away when I was 16 from cancer and before he died he pre payed flowers so I could receive them every year on my birthday. Well this is my 21st birthday flowers and the last. Miss you so much daddy. 💜 pic.twitter.com/vSafKyB2uO
- Bailey Sellers (@SellersBailey) November 24, 2017
At first, when she received the first arrangement when she turned 17, a month after her father died, she thought it was a secret admirer. However, when she read the accompanying card she was totally surprised.
For the next four years, she received flowers and a card, until this year, in which they were accompanied by a letter written by her father and where she indicated that they would be the last she would receive:
Bailey,
This is my last love letter until we meet again. I don't want you to shed another tear for me, because I'm in a better place. You are and always will be the most precious jewel I could receive.
It's your 21st birthday and I want you to always respect your mother and stay true to yourself. Be happy and live your life to the fullest. I will still be with you at every important moment, just look around and there I will be.
I love you BooBoo and happy birthday!
Dad
Bailey's tweet touched so many people that he has been retweeted more than 372,000 times and has received about 1,500,000 likes. Some people have responded by telling their own stories, in which they also lost one of their parents and the love they have for each other. Without a doubt, the love of mothers and fathers is one that crosses the border between life and death.
