Notes Left Behind

<p>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.<p></p></p><p>--Jeffrey Zaslow coauthor of <em>The Last Lecture</em><p></p></p> <p> </p></p><em>Notes Left Behind </em>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 <em>The Last Lecture </em> 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. <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author James Patterson was profoundly moved by Elena's beautiful life and <em>Notes Left Behind </em>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.