'My boyfriend took his own life and left me a list of 101 things to do'

A MAN who took his own life left his girlfriend a “yes list” with 101 things to do to help her learn to live again - including climb Kilimanjaro, dye her hair blonde, go on a date and fall in love again.

- EMMA DUNN News Reporter

Elena Ricci, 29, was devastated when she lost her partner of six years, Chirag, 26, in July 2022.

Days after his death she received a letter in the post from Chirag - that he had sent before he died - encouraging her to do 50 things they had wanted to do together.

He also included an extra 51 things he had remembered Elena speaking about and wanted her to do to make sure she kept living.

Initially Elena was “angry” at the letter and spent the next few years “sleep walking through life” to get through her grief.

But now, nearly three years on, she has re-read the letter and has now decided to start trying to complete the things set out for her - calling it her “yes list”.

So far she has ticked off “enjoying her birthday” and aims to now dye her hair blonde and visit Stourhead, Wiltshire - where Pride And Prejudice was shot.

Elena, a content creator, from Birmingham, said: “When I first read it I thought ‘what the hell is this?!

“It read ‘I'm really sorry about what I have done but we already had 50 things we wanted to do together - I hope you'll still do them. I added 50 more things I think you should do.