notes left behind
By Mike Ashworth | November 6, 2009
Drawn in her childish scrawl, Elena Desserich’s “I love you” notes are decorated with hearts and pictures of her smiling.
One shows her playing with mummy Brooke, another features a drawing of her and beloved younger sister Grace.
Elena’s letters were a way of telling her family how much she loved them. But to them, the messages are treasured gifts that have helped them deal with grief.
For Elena died from cancer aged just six. Her last months were spent drawing hundreds of notes which, unknown to her family, she hid all over the house for them to discover.
A moving account of the notes left behind by this young girl, the impact they have had on her family, friends and others around the world who have been touched by this.
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