“Everyone else tells us to follow our hearts. I've been listening, but my heart isn't talking. All it does is ache. I had always thought "heartache" was an expression. Now I feel it every day. It is an emptiness in… — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“These are the tears we need more of every day to ensure that Elena wins her fight.” — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think Elena teaches Gracie caution, while Gracie teaches Elena courage. It's a great combination.” — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“Hope is what fuels you, bur hope is also what discourages you. So you continue the day looking for hope but careful to not… — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“Elena's lesson is not one of death and cancer; instead it is one of hope and life. She taught me how to live, how… — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“This is the reality of time, it never waits and it never repeats.” — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“It's funny how you never know how much you can handle until it gets worse. And just when you get used to that, it happens again. But somehow, even with this experience you find a way to make it work because that is how you cope. Not because you deserve it or because you need the experience to set priorities,… — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share
“It's impossible to stop time regardless of how much you love your children. You take pictures, dry the tears, relive the moments and hope… — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“That's the mission of a father: to reassure and protect.” — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“Time has a way of sneaking up on you even when you don't want it to. I only wish it would also slow down.” — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
“Being a dad is about more than the good and the bad, it's also about taking the time to treasure what you have and… — Brooke and Keith Desserich Copy Share Image
