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“Elena has left behind a story of resilience, hope and most of all, love. We can’t help but take her into our hearts, and carry the best of her into our own lives.”
—Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor of The Last Lecture
Notes Left Behind by Brooke and Keith Desserich began as a journal they kept after their five-year-old daughter Elena was diagnosed with brain cancer and given just 165 days to live. As poignant and inspiring as Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture, it is the story of the courage of a truly remarkable little girl who accomplished so much in so little time—and of her parents’ love and dedication to their child and their family. New York Times bestselling author James Patterson was profoundly moved by Elena’s beautiful life and Notes Left Behind, calling it, “a stunning story that teaches us how precious children, family, and life are, and that the sacrifices we make are worth it. I won’t forget the Desserich family, and neither will you.”
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“I read this on a plane when I was going to pick up my kids from their dad’s house after Thanksgiving- This one is a tearjerker! I loved my kids in a completely different way after reading this. Being a chemotherapy nurse, I deal with death and people fighting for their lives- as a mother- I cannot even begin to imagine losing a child. People, life is short!!! Make everyday count, and forgive yourself if a day goes by and you aren’t everything you set out to be. Try again tomorrow. You have to wake up every day and say “Today is going to be the best day of my life!”….and tomorrow will also be. It becomes a way of life. Practice it….soon enough it will be all that you know, and you will be able to share that light with those you encounter.”
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Pam (5 out of 5 stars)
