I ran out to Kroger today to get Kevin some CHUNKY soup and get Genesis some more diapers. Among the aisles that I browsed around was the magazine and book section, and I stumbled upon this book. A few years back when I still worked at Lawriter, the news did a special on this family and their foundation, "The Cure Starts Now." I had gotten some of my coworkers involved in buying some of their merchandise in order to help them raise money for the research and one of our bosses even made a personal monetary donation. I ordered a t-shirt and a high-quality print of the heart design you see on the cover of the book. It was a drawing by Elena, herself. Elena was a vibrant little girl who was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer, and well... you can get the rest of her story here:http://www.thecurestartsnow.org/
This family is local to our area, and the story just broke my heart when I read about it. The foundation has since grown to a nationwide effort, and I'm so glad to see that they've published this book. If I had the money, I would've bought this in a heartbeat. Maybe I will check the Fairfield public library to see if they have it on their shelves.
Side Note:: I'm glad I came across this book, because otherwise I would've been blogging about French Fries. [LAME!]