
Notes Left Behind: 135 Days with Elena
Imagine waking up every morning and experiencing the sensation of losing the use of another finger, toe or limb at a pace that shuts down your entire body within weeks. First you lose your ability to speak, next you lose your eyesight, until finally, paralysis takes over. Imagine it is terminal with virtually no chance of a cure and you have 135 days to live. Your mind remains fully intact, fully aware. You are locked in your body, alone in your thoughts. Now imagine you are six-years-old.
This is the true
story of a girl named Elena and her battle against cancer. In her last days
she
showed a community how to love and how to live. Written through the eyes of
her parents as a remembrance for her younger sister, her daily story tells
one of humility and inspiration as she lives each day, one at a time. In her
short time she painted a masterpiece that would hang in an art museum, she
accomplished a truly spectacular series of wishes that she alone created and
she inspired a cause that remains today to help children everywhere in their
fight against brain cancer.
Comments About "Notes Left Behind"
"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, Co-Author, The Last Lecture
"It is amazing what a six-year-old can teach -- a life obviously too short, but a
legacy all of us can appreciate."
ABC's Good Morning America
"My heart goes out to them...but I have to admire the way they were able to
teach Elena to see her life as joyful, and not as a tragedy. They really
are inspiring parents."
Susan Wagner, AOL Living
Read Elena's story. Click here to purchase Notes Left Behind (288 pages, softbound).
Proceeds of book sales donated to The Cure Starts Now Foundation for Cancer Research
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News Stories Featuring Notes Left Behind
America Online, AOL.com, December 30, 2008
ABC News, Good Morning America, December 19, 2008
The Cincinnati Enquirer, December 14, 2008
The Kentucky Post, December 13, 2008
WCPO Channel 9 Television, December 12, 2008 Play Video
WLWT Channel 5 Television, December 10, 2008
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