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6-Year-Old Girl with Brain Cancer Hid Love Notes for Her Parents to Find After Her Death: Did you read this story?

the_old_coach November 05, 2009 03:13:25

I'm still pretty misty-eyed over this, and I want to think that all parents would be. What is your take on this story?

6-Year-Old Girl with Brain Cancer Hid Love Notes for Her Parents to Find After Her Death

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/notes-left-behind.htm

Posted by Alex in Baby & Kids, Medicine on November 4, 2009 at 1:39 am

When 6-year-old Elena Desserich was diagnosed with brain cancer, she began hiding hundreds of little love notes around the house for her parents to find after she was gone. Here’s the story:

Just before her sixth birthday, Elena Desserich (right) was diagnosed with brain cancer and given 135 days to live. She lived 255 days, passing away in 2007. After her death, Elena’s parents, Brooke and Keith, found hundreds of notes from Elena hidden around the house — in between CD cases, between bookshelves, in dresser drawers, in backpacks….

"It just felt like a little hug from her, like she was telling us she was looking over us"
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  • Keysha November 12, 2009 17:40:13
    Keysha
    that is soooo sad i couldnt imagine losing a six year old let alone finding love notes from her after she passes
  • the_old... Keysha November 14, 2009 02:10:46
    the_old_coach
    This seriously ripped my heart out!
  • A N G E L A November 11, 2009 19:37:06
    A N G E L A
    awwww man thats so sad!
  • Chaotixa November 06, 2009 17:19:48
    Chaotixa
    that is so beautifully moving; it touches my heart and now im gonna cry lol beautifully moving touches heart gonna lol
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    kairi November 06, 2009 04:00:34
    kairi
    awwwww ur gonna make me cry thats soooooo sweet and touching to hear that a little girl would do such a beautiful thing like that
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    Truly informed November 06, 2009 02:36:08
    Truly informed
    That is the most touching story I have ever heard. I am going to have to go and get the book and finish reading it. I have a daughter that is five now and I don't know how I would handle news like this. These are very strong parents and a very sweet innocent little girl.
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    KissKiss November 06, 2009 01:33:07
    KissKiss
    wow that's so sweet
    wow sweet
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    Ashley November 06, 2009 00:30:18
    Ashley
    that is sweet! :)
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    Aingean November 05, 2009 23:26:07
    Aingean
    Aww thats amazingly sweet
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    hcurrie7 November 05, 2009 18:08:11
    hcurrie7
    This is an amazing story about someone who was so loving and wonderful. I love her and I never met her. How could you not. I have worked with Cancer patients when I worked at the hospital and my experience with them was that they were more giving, loving, complained less and less demanding. Then I would get some sorry ass on State Insurance faking so they could get pain pills and they were horrible go figure. Makes me wonder if God is not taking all the good people home.

    Yes I am still here too I noticed...(insert EVIL LAUGH here)
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    Linda November 05, 2009 16:26:24
    Linda
    Wow for a 6 year old to do that is pretty amazing, my guess is it must of helped her take her mind off of everything that was going around as she was dying. I know with my epilepsy I sometimes write about that to take my mind off it. especially when I use to always have seizures. writing is a good way to express ones self.
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    Turtle Chell November 05, 2009 15:51:16
    Turtle Chell
    I think it is so sweet for her to think of that, she must have been a very special little girl. sweet girl
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    rebmama November 05, 2009 15:09:40
    rebmama
    Such a sweet story, especially knowing that the love goes on, with the notes being shared in a book, and profits to a cancer fund. The death of a child is sad, but these people touch my heart in other ways. God bless them.
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    artist1963-Progressive Patr... November 05, 2009 14:49:46
    artist1963-Progressive Patriot for Change
    It always pains me to have to see one taken so young. I never have the words for things like this as it is hard to write or type when you're trying not to cry. Poor little girl and I cannot imagine the grief her parents have been feeling since her loss.
    They'll treasure those notes like no other.
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    lady in red ~ VETERAN'S DAU... November 05, 2009 14:24:54
    lady in red ~ VETERAN'S DAUGHTER ~
    I saw that on the news the other evening. Children have such a huge capacity to love, it's amazing.
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    Whitese7en "by JESUS blood ... November 05, 2009 07:00:08
    Whitese7en
    Wow!! That just tears my heart out. Having raised four daughters and one son, I can't imagine having to bury one of my children. It was bad enough having to bury my wife whom I lost to cancer nearly 20 years ago.

    I'm speechless, which is quite unusual for me.
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    Stix November 05, 2009 06:31:41
    Stix
    Children have not learned to be frightened of death at that age and no doubt are open to see what we as adults no longer see and remember.

    It breaks my heart to see any child suffer and this loving, caring child is surely with God. May God look after her family until they meet again as they are the ones now suffering their loss.
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    Artist November 05, 2009 05:23:11
    Artist
    Oh my Lord in Heaven...Bless this little Angel and her family!
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    Bear November 05, 2009 05:00:39
    Bear
    wonderful story....another saint among us
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    they call me hippie woman lol November 05, 2009 04:44:54
    they call me hippie woman lol
    i havent read it and i didnt read
    im pretty emotional especially since im preg
    but i saw it on the news
    she seemed wise even for her years to do that
    and it is very touching
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    Amanda_50158 November 05, 2009 04:39:15
    Amanda_50158
    Yea its made me cry..but children have a specail light inside them. She knew what was happening and loved her family very much.
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    flaca November 05, 2009 04:17:13
    flaca
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    Loreli November 05, 2009 03:58:34
    Loreli
    I saw the story on tv where they interviewed her parents and little sister. Just amazing how much children really know at that age.
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    Pet Rock Whisperer November 05, 2009 03:58:27
    Pet Rock Whisperer
    Matthew was 2 when he was diagnosed with cancer. When the radiation and chemo treatments failed. He was 4 or 5 when the doctor told Matthew he would have to take his leg and they would make him a new leg. Matthews big question was "will my new foot have toes?" Through all the pain and treatments and discomfort, Matthew never complained. He was always a happy little boy. I'll always admire his courage. Like Matthew, Elena also had the same courage. And like Elena, Matthew also died when he was 6.
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    Sarah November 05, 2009 03:55:19
    Sarah
    That is touching..and so very heartbreaking. What a special little child to think of her parents when she was dying, in pain..and scared. We could all take a leaf from that little angel's book...
    touching heartbreaking child parents dying pain scared leaf angels book
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    Jerry November 05, 2009 03:48:52
    Jerry
    I seen something about it on yahoo news, I bet it's hard to read them after her death, but she was a smart girl from what I can tell.
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    shy November 05, 2009 03:47:28
    shy
    It's like she didn't want her parents to forget her. and they wont because they have all thoes little notes to keep and read any time they miss her.
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    Official Green Day kiDd! November 05, 2009 03:41:12
    Official Green Day kiDd!
    awwwwwwwwwwww..............made me tear up a bit....
    shes my hero now... :'|
    thats is really cute
    that litle girl has a good heart :)
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    JennyTH♥ November 05, 2009 03:34:01
    JennyTH♥
    I saw that on tv.
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    kayla November 05, 2009 03:23:43
    kayla
    thats sad..
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    emma November 05, 2009 03:22:49
    emma
    It is sad and I did hear about it. It is what it is I guess everyone say's goodbye in their own way this was the little girls way of saying goodbye. Bless her heart. Her parents will miss her so.
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    mamaitaliano November 05, 2009 03:21:20
    mamaitaliano
    children full of innocence are so aware and so in tune with life that as in this case, leaves us in awe. children innocence aware tune life case leaves awe
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    sunset ~IMBIT~ November 05, 2009 03:20:29
    sunset ~IMBIT~
    tears
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    Linkums November 05, 2009 03:19:35
    Linkums
    Sounds like something I would've done. ...except I might make creepy notes to random people to screw with them. xD

    As sweet as this is, I can't help but think this would just make them sad all over again each time the find a note. But then again I'm not a parent.
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    that0neguy November 05, 2009 03:17:47
    that0neguy
    That's quite touching.
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    lonewolf November 05, 2009 03:16:55
    lonewolf
    sweet
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