Comments on Crazy Days and Nights: I Dare You Not To Cry

My boy leaves me notes. He's supposed to be groun...

2009-11-06T06:56:11.996-08:00

My boy leaves me notes. He's supposed to be grounded, but I've decided that we're having Blizzards after school today. **sniff**

That was a beautiful thought, bigmama.

ellapetal has a great idea - would make a lovely C...

2009-11-05T20:05:17.763-08:00

ellapetal has a great idea - would make a lovely Christmas present.

What a good, kind soul. Mom and Dad must be very proud.

What a wise and wonderful child. How amazing,and a...

2009-11-05T18:44:47.911-08:00

What a wise and wonderful child. How amazing,and also how incredibly sad, is it that a child of that age would understand her mortality enough to know how wonderful it would be if she were able to leave notes for her family to find when she was no longer with them. Very touching.

I just got goosebumps. What a sweet and loving ges...

2009-11-05T16:31:35.169-08:00

I just got goosebumps. What a sweet and loving gesture from this little girl. She took the time to think about the loved ones (including her dog) that she was leaving behind.

(Leaving computer to get a kleenex for the tears)

jesus h. christ. YOU CAN'T READ!!!! it's not abo...

2009-11-05T15:15:14.995-08:00

jesus h. christ. YOU CAN'T READ!!!!

it's not about the child or her illness. it's not even about saying the story isn't true---i never said that.
what i DID say is with all the shit going on and learning anew every day what assholes people can be, i admit to a shred of cynicism about the story's authenticity. it doesn't make me a cruel, heartless bitch. i'm just honest.

as for the money going to research, i hope that's also true---i hope it's ALL true. but if you've never heard of someone saying the proceeds from their book is going for charity or research and finding out maybe only a fraction of it (or none) actually did, then you're naive.

It angered me when I read comments from people say...

2009-11-05T15:09:15.549-08:00

It angered me when I read comments from people saying that it was a set up because they would have found them way before because they would of cleaned, right?

She hid the notes. And, funnily enough, the last thing parents think about when their kid has cancer is housework.

Jeez, some people are heartless.

I saw a news show about this before the book. They...

2009-11-05T14:45:41.376-08:00

I saw a news show about this before the book. They showed clips of her while the Mom talked. I think I used half a box of kleenex.

Bless her she must have had the largest heart ever. Her family was lucky to have had her touch their lives.

Damn. Crying. I don't think it's hard to believe ...

2009-11-05T14:36:11.513-08:00

Damn. Crying.

I don't think it's hard to believe really. They were probably little scraps of paper. Who looks in drawers every single day and cleans them out? I probably do it once a year. These were places she chose to hide her notes. Hide being the operative word.

It's a lovely thing and I choose to believe it completely. I can't be cynical always. It's exhausting.

I'm crying. Damn. I don't like to cry.

2009-11-05T14:19:31.460-08:00

I'm crying. Damn. I don't like to cry.

Well great. Now I'm a blubbering idiot instead of ...

2009-11-05T14:10:07.364-08:00

Well great. Now I'm a blubbering idiot instead of just an idiot. LOL.

I think I'm going to pick up a few copies and give them out at Christmas. This is just too beautiful not to share.

But first I'm going to get tissues...

Simply beautiful.

2009-11-05T14:06:23.119-08:00

Simply beautiful.

nunaurbiz: I have a note from my niece who just tu...

2009-11-05T13:39:52.183-08:00

nunaurbiz: I have a note from my niece who just turned 14, from when she was around 7, it's taped to my vanity and still makes me smile whenever I see it. :)

My heart goes out to everyone who's lost an angel like this one. And how incredibly sweet that she lives on in her notes like that. RIP. XOXOX

I pass the human test. My eyes are watery. She was...

2009-11-05T13:27:29.279-08:00

I pass the human test. My eyes are watery. She was a true ANGEL. God bless Elena. What a inspiration she is.

*sniff*

Losing a child is IMHO the greatest loss a person ...

2009-11-05T13:22:20.082-08:00

Losing a child is IMHO the greatest loss a person can sustain. I hope the notes bring some peace to this family.

I have a 6 year old son. I don't care if it is a ...

2009-11-05T13:12:00.196-08:00

I have a 6 year old son. I don't care if it is a set-up, it's touching and heartbreaking and I hope that book makes millions of dollars. Must go buy one now.

YOU'RE RIGHT....TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE...

2009-11-05T13:09:44.342-08:00

YOU'RE RIGHT....TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE...

Can't ...stop ...crying.

2009-11-05T13:03:58.966-08:00

Can't ...stop ...crying.

Dang.

2009-11-05T13:02:08.843-08:00

Dang.

Ditto what Kris said: I will most certainly buy t...

2009-11-05T12:55:25.657-08:00

Ditto what Kris said:

I will most certainly buy the book, but doubt I could ever open it up. As a Mom of 4, this subject busts me up.

Just ordered my copy on Amazon.com. It's less than...

2009-11-05T12:51:26.875-08:00

Just ordered my copy on Amazon.com. It's less than $12!!!

I lost my mom and sis to cancer (within a two-month span). I don't know how I'd handle finding notes from them. I know that I still have a crayoned "I love you" from my nephew that he drew years ago and I cherish.

Oh..my..goddess. Yeah. All kinds of tearing up....

2009-11-05T12:50:31.728-08:00

Oh..my..goddess.

Yeah.

All kinds of tearing up.

I am crying already....and I didn't even finish re...

2009-11-05T12:36:37.686-08:00

I am crying already....and I didn't even finish reading the post, Enty!!!!

holy crap, yup tearing up here too...I don't find ...

2009-11-05T12:32:16.235-08:00

holy crap, yup tearing up here too...I don't find this suspicious at all. First, if you kid has such a bad illness, you probably aren't doing deep down house cleaning anyhow. Secondly, my 5 year old hides toys and stuff all the time and we end up stumbling upon the 'lost' item 6 months later...

the Cynics have obviously not ever felt the true love of a child!

this broke my heart instantly when i read this sto...

2009-11-05T12:25:21.750-08:00

this broke my heart instantly when i read this story. i have a little 9 year old sister who leaves similar notes and that thought alone made me tear up. puts everything into perspective, i'll never take those drawing for granted ever again.

This just blew me away. What an amazing little sp...

2009-11-05T12:23:39.658-08:00

This just blew me away. What an amazing little spirit...no, HUGE spirit in that precious little girl.