'He died five years ago': dad discovers heart-breaking texts from daughter
James O'Brien, English journalist and radio presenter recently discovered something tragic about his old phone.
He had given the mobile phone to his 9-year-old daughter to play games on it.
My youngest has had my old phone for a couple of years. Just for games, which I download for her before disconnecting the internet. Still has my old contacts though & it turns out she’s been messaging my dad, who died 5 years ago. I may have something in my eye. pic.twitter.com/RZ5ZTgGbnk
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) 17 February 2018
"My youngest has had my old phone for a couple of years," he said. "Just for games, which I downloaded for her before disconnecting the Internet.
"Still has my old contacts though and it turns out she's been messaging my dad, who died five years ago.
"I may have something in my eye."
We. Can't. Deal.
A snippet of some of the unreceived messages will you give you all of the feels:
"I love you grandad have a great time in heaven. I hope you meet Jesus and I hope you had an amazing life. I absolutely love you and my life could not have been this amazing without you"
Of course she has to keep him updated on their lives:
"I'm nearly 10 and Elizabeth is 12! She loved your present, by the way, your present was your love."
The sweet messages have touched the hearts of many- each touched by the hope and innocence of the texts.
With over 29,200 retweets, some commentators have even shared their own stories of loss:
I'm sure that wherever he is, he is seeing those messages and having a big beaming smile.
Sometimes when life is getting me down, I have a little talk with my grandmother who died 17 years ago.
I don't know if she is there or can hear me. But it cannot hurt to hope so.
— Thomas Evans (@ThomasEvansGB) 17 February 2018
Wow!My young sister perished in Tsunami,Ko Phi Phi Thailand. I used to ring her phone just to hear her voice on answer machine
— JOLLY BHOY (@fultybhoy4) 17 February 2018
That’s lovely. When my mum died about 5 years ago my 4 year old made me a phone out of Lego so that I could still call her.
— Courage, mon brave (@CoffeeandCave) 17 February 2018
The collective well-wishing is the definitely good karma buzz we needed today.