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- Daily Mail
Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt left devastated after tragic family death in Texas floods: 'My heart aches'
Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt's eldest daughter Gracie has sent a heartfelt message to the people of Texas after losing a young relative in the devastating floods which swept through the state last week. Over 100 people have died after the Guadalupe River in Kerr County flooded and surged by up to 30 feet above its usual water level in the early hours of July 4, with a total of 84 bodies recovered at the time of writing - including 28 children. On Monday the operators of Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp in the Texas Hill Country, announced they have lost 27 campers and counselors to the floodwaters. Kerr County officials added that 10 campers and one counselor have still not been found. Amid the heartbreaking situation in Texas, Gracie's mom, Tavia, revealed on Sunday that Janie Hunt - a young cousin in their family - was among the Camp Mystic campers who died. 'How do we trust a God who is supposed to be good, all knowing and all powerful, but who allows such terrible things to happen — even to children?' Tavia asked while saying the family's 'hearts are broken' for their extended family and friends who have also lost loved ones in the floods. Gracie, 26, posed a similar religious question when speaking out on the tragedy on Monday, while admitting her 'heart aches' for victims of the disaster. 'Praying for Texas,' she initially wrote on Instagram before continuing, 'Some days, it's hard to understand how the world can hold both so much beauty and so much pain. 'How can the same God who created the stars and set the planets in motion allow such deep suffering? The truth is, we live in a broken world—one that groans for redemption (Romans 8). But Scripture promises that one day, Christ will make all things new—a new heaven and a new earth (2 Peter 3:13).' She then added: 'My heart aches for our extended family and friends who lost daughters—for every life lost and every family shattered by the floods in Texas. 'I don't have easy answers, but I do know this: following Jesus doesn't spare us from pain—but it means we never face it alone. 'Even in the darkest valleys, we hold on to the hope that this is not the end of the story.' Gracie went on to quote two other inspirational passages from the Bible on 'not losing heart' and 'fearing no evil' amid moments of darkness. Over the weekend it was announced that beloved director of Camp Mystic, Richard 'Dick' Eastland, 70, died while trying to save girls as a month's worth of rain dropped in a matter of minutes. One week before the tragedy, the camp shared videos on social media of the campers happily prancing around on stage during their first term chorus and dance production. The youngest campers slept on low-laying 'flats' inside the camp's cabins, whereas older girls slept in cabins on higher ground, according to the NYT. Most of the missing girls are from the younger age bracket, who were sleeping just yards away from the banks of the Guadalupe River. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that some 750 girls had been staying at the camp when the floodwaters hit. High-school soccer coach Reece Zunker and his wife Paula were also among those who died in the devastating floods, while their two young children are still missing. With additional rain on the way, more flooding still threatened saturated parts of central Texas. Authorities said the death toll was sure to rise.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
'Okay Baby' mom 'shocked' by 19-minute phone call she made after the two-year-old's tragic death
TikTok influencer Katelynn Ordone revealed being 'shocked' over the phone call she made after her two-year-old son Preston, who became a viral sensation for his adorable 'OK' videos, died in a tragic car accident. Preston, who captured internet users' hearts through viral videos shared by his influencer parents Katelynn and Jaelan Ordone, died after his family's Ford F-150 truck slammed into a tree in rural Louisiana on April 24. Police said Preston was 'improperly restrained in a child safety seat' when he passed away - a claim that's been disputed by the family. The Ordones' older daughter, Paisley, seven, was not in the car at the time of the crash. On Thursday, Katelynn posted a TikTok clip detailing a 19 minute phone call she had with her dad, Glen Norris, following the accident. Katelynn shared that she has no memory of the 'awful' accident or 'two to three days' afterward due to the traumatic brain injury she suffered. However, her father told her about a striking phone call she made, with Katelynn stating she was 'shocked' to learn what she said. Katelynn shared how her father recounted to her that at one point she began reciting the Lord's Prayer 'perfectly.' She recalled having to look up the Christian recitation's words after he mentioned it. 'I have heard of it. I recognize it when I hear it, but I did not — still do not — know it well enough to recite it perfectly,' she told her viewers. She added that hearing the story helped strengthen her faith and offered new hope. 'Without God, I wouldn't know that Preston's at perfect peace right now,' Katelynn said. 'I still have a long journey, a long ways to go. I feel like I truly, truly could not get through this without [God].' She also described the tragedy as 'the hardest thing I've ever been through in my life.' Describing the moments after the crash, she told her viewers: 'The accident was awful, and somehow I was able to get my hold of my phone.' 'I called 911 first. I was on the phone with them for five minutes. The only reason I know that is because I saw it in my call logs, and then my parents have told me that I called them.' Katelynn stated she was able to send them her location and asked them to come, but was not able to tell then exactly where she was. 'I was on the phone with my mom for about five minutes,' Katelynn shared. 'She said she could just hear the pain in my voice. I was groaning in pain, and she said she just couldn't handle it anymore.' Her mom then handed off the phone call to her father, and the two spoke for about 19 minutes. 'My dad told me that he kept asking where I was, and I kept saying, "I don't know" ... He could hear people asking me if I had kids, and I was saying, "I don't know." I was just out of it,' she recalled. 'There was moments that I could talk, there was moments that I was just groaning and moaning in pain, and then there was moments of silence where I wasn't talking at all.' Her father then told her how she had recited the prayer. It comes after her father Glen fiercely refuted the police-made claim that the toddler was not properly buckled into his car seat when he died in the tragic car wreck. Police said Preston was 'improperly restrained in a child safety seat' when he passed away - a claim his grandfather, Glen, found deeply offensive. In a Facebook post, Norris reportedly addressed the 'hurtful and painful' statements made by police. He also spoke with NOLA, revealing Katelynn, Jaelan and Preston were on their way home from the doctor's office when the truck veered off the road. While speaking with the outlet, Norris reiterated that Preston was strapped in, saying he spoke with a witness who told him the baby was correctly restrained in his seat. He added that reading what he claims was false information from the police department was infuriating. Lisa Norris, Katelynn's mother and Glen's wife, has also spoken out to provide updates on her daughter and Jaelan's conditions. The couple was rushed to separate hospitals after the crash. When the accident occurred, Louisiana State Police confirmed the devastating news on social media, revealing the crash happened shortly before 11:50am in St. Tammany Parish, approximately 50 miles north of New Orleans. 'The driver and front passenger, who were both properly restrained, sustained serious injuries and were transported to a local hospital,' the Louisiana State Police report stated. 'Preston, who was seated in the rear, but improperly restrained in a child safety seat, also sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.' As part of the ongoing investigation, a routine toxicology sample was collected from the driver for analysis. In a heartbreaking TikTok update, family friend Melanie Matranga confirmed the tragedy and provided an update on the conditions of the parents. 'Katelynn and Jalen are severely injured. Katelynn has multiple broken bones. She had a very bad concussion. She walked for the first time today.' 'Jalen had to have emergency surgery on one of his legs. He has rods in them, pins in them. They're both at different hospitals.' She described the devastating last moment's of little Preston's life. 'Preston was removed from the vehicle, brought to the hospital, and they tried everything that they could.'
Times
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- Times
‘My girl said she felt stupid': diagnosing and helping dyslexic children
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