<DIV>“The saint of Staten Island” (<i>People</i> magazine) shares the inspirational story of how she’s changing the world, one child at a time<br><br> Fourteen years ago, Elissa Montanti was reeling from the loss of several loved ones when she decided to work past her grief by collecting school supplies for Bosnian children. Then a U.N. ambassador showed her a photo of Kenan, a young boy who had lost both arms and one leg to a landmine.<br><br></div><div>Elissa invited Kenan and his mother into her home, arranging free airfare, prosthetics, and medical care. Operating out of her apartment’s walk-in closet, Elissa’s Global Medical Relief Fund has since helped more than one hundred and fifty children from twenty-two countries injured in war zones and natural disasters around the world. <i>I’ll Stand by You </i>recounts Elissa’s remarkable story and how—in helping these children—she healed herself.<br></div><div></div><div></div>