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Randi Mahomes' joy vs. Patrick's frustration—how do you handle life's highs and lows simultaneously?

“Obviously, it’s frustrating,” said Patrick Mahomes after his home in Belton, Missouri, was burgled. Incidentally, if we were to tell you the signal-caller said this about the Chiefs’ offensive struggles, it would’ve been just as believable, considering how many of his teammates have fallen prey to injuries. Needless to say, Mahomes hasn’t had it easy these past few months. But just as he and the Chiefs have pulled through on the gridiron, Mahomes and his family have pulled through outside it… in more ways than one.

While the burglary happened at the beginning of October, back in September, Mahomes’ mother, Randi, tweeted, “Prayer warriors, please pray for my daddy. He is in the hospital and is not well…” Since then, the mother of three has been sharing updates about her father, Randy Martin’s health, one of which was from her regular visits to the hospital. It was from September 29, when the Chiefs took on the Chargers in Week 4.

As her son lit up SoFi Stadium, leading the Chiefs to a 17-10 victory, Randi, her father, and her daughter, Mia, watched from the hospital room. Sharing a picture of the scene, she wrote, “Watching the game with daddy today… prayers, please, for my dad.” Soon after, Randy was on the road to recovery, and it was evident in Randi’s tweets – she went from talking about having “priceless” conversations with him to sharing a picture with him as she drove him home, writing, “Dad got out today!! He was determined too.”

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This came around the time when Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs were headed into their Bye Week (Week 6). Although this meant that Randy Martin had recovered – and the Mahomes clan avoided a family crisis – it hasn’t stopped Randi from continuing to cherish every single moment she has with her father. In fact, watching her father fight illness and overcome it has made her feel even more “blessed.” And she hasn’t shied away from expressing it.

Remember that tweet from about a month ago, shortly after Randy was discharged from the hospital? Mahomes’ mother wrote, Conversations with my dad have been priceless.” And every day since then, it’s been the same for Randi. “7 min and 36 sec phone call with my dad. Every second is priceless ❤️always #blessed” Looks like she’s been checking in on her father every chance she gets! But that’s not all…

She’s been visiting him, too. While Randy Martin may have been fit enough for the hospital to let him go home, his daughter revealed he’s still on the road to recovery. Just last week, she tweeted, “Had the best day visiting my dad.. please keep him in your prayers to get stronger #blessed.” Now, after news about the burglary in her son’s Belton mansion broke (something she presumably would’ve already known about), Randi headed to her father’s place once again. “Headed to visit my dad. Priceless time and talks… ❤️” she tweeted.

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Randi Mahomes' joy vs. Patrick's frustration—how do you handle life's highs and lows simultaneously?

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Is it possible Randy Martin didn’t know about the burglary? Likely, considering Patrick and Randi wouldn’t have wanted to cause any more stress, especially since he was still in the hospital at the time. So, could Randi have been making this trip to assure her father that all was well? That’s a possibility, too. At the end of the day, she just gets to spend more time with her dad, something she genuinely enjoys, as is evident from her updates.

As for the burglary, that is the truth. All was well with Patrick, Brittany, and their two children. However, the Chiefs quarterback couldn’t help but express his thoughts about the incident happening, especially inside a gated community.

Patrick Mahomes boils in frustration after burglary attempt 

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While Mahomes was busy fulfilling his gridiron duties last month, his house in Belton, Missouri, was ravaged by burglars at midnight on October 6, about 40 hours before the Chiefs took on the Saints at Arrowhead Stadium in a Monday Night Football game.

Although the reports released by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office didn’t specify any details regarding the items that may have been missing, Mahomes voiced his frustration at having to go through such an experience, “Obviously, it’s frustrating. It’s disappointing. I can’t get into too many of the details because the investigation is still ongoing. But obviously, it’s something that you don’t want to happen to really anybody. And obviously, yourself.”

As a result, the Chiefs quarterback has taken steps to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Per TMZ, “TMZ Sports has learned he’s beefed up security at his massive Missouri property… In the days after Mahomes’ Belton mansion was broken into, the Chiefs star heightened safety measures around his home.” Th gated community the Mahomes family lives inside did the same as well, to help its residents be more at peace. As it so happens, Mahomes wasn’t the only one who had his house robbed in Missouri.

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Travis Kelce’s $6M bungalow was also the subject of burglary. The thieves reportedly stole $100,000 worth of jewelry and, more importantly, his first Super Bowl-winning jersey from 2020. It was Kelce who decided to purchase this lavish 3-acre mansion to stay away from the paparazzi after his relationship with Taylor Swift was slowly going public last year.

Surprisingly, Swift’s luxury clothes and designer bags weren’t targeted by the robbers. Although the FBI has been tasked with investigating both incidents, there haven’t been any breakthroughs just yet. However, we do hope Mahomes and Kelce get all their belongings back.

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