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Cancer child's touching secret message on back of her mirror found by dad after she died

Leicester, UK: A young girl who was dying of cancer left a heart-rending 3,000-word message hidden on the back of her mirror.

Just days after 12-year-old Athena Orchard's death last Wednesday, Athena’s dad Dean was stunned to discover the long note written in marker pen.

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