Notes Left Behind is the true story of a six-year-old girl named Elena Desserich who left behind notes for her family when she knew she was dying of brain cancer.
Elena hid the hundreds of notes everywhere in the house, the first were found in a backpack. Others were hidden between books, in the corner of dresser drawers, between dishes in the china cabinet or between photos stacked away in boxes, even in Christmas decorations.
Elena hid the hundreds of notes everywhere in the house, the first were found in a backpack. Others were hidden between books, in the corner of dresser drawers, between dishes in the china cabinet or between photos stacked away in boxes, even in Christmas decorations.
In her last days she showed a community how to love and how to live. When her cancer stole her ability to speak, she turned to drawing and painting, her kindergarten passion. Elena had one of her drawings hung next to her favorite painter, Pablo Picasso, at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The painting titled “I Love You” was the fulfillment of her short, life-long dream.
In her short time, she accomplished a truly spectacular series of wishes that she alone created and inspired a cause that remains today to help children everywhere in their fight against brain cancer -- The Cure Starts Now.
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