Virginia Giuffre left a handwritten note, believed to be a message to sexual assault survivors, prior to her death by suicide last week.

“We are not going to go away,” the note, which was published by the Daily Mail on Wednesday, April 30, read. “Mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers need to show the battlelines are drawn and we stand together to fight for the future of victims.”

Giuffre’s note concluded: “Is protesting the answer — I don’t know, but we’ve got to start somewhere.”

Members of Giuffre’s family believed that the note left behind was as message ahead of a rally set to be hosted in Washington D.C. on Wednesday to bring awareness about sexual assault.

Giuffre’s family confirmed that she died by suicide at age 41 on Thursday, April 24, in Neergabby, Australia.

“Giuffre lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking,” their statement on Friday, April 25, read. “Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors. Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright. She will be missed beyond measure.”

The statement noted that Giuffre’s three kids Christian, Noah and Emily were “the light of her life.” (She shared her children with estranged husband Robert Giuffre.)

“It was when she held her newborn daughter in her arms that Virginia realized she had to fight back against those who had abused her and so many others,” her family’s statement continued. “There are no words that can express the grave loss we feel today with the passing of our sweet Virginia. She was heroic and will always be remembered for her incredible courage and loving spirit. In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight. We know that she is with the angels.”

Giuffre’s father, Sky Roberts, and her lawyer, Karrie Louden, have since called for an investigation into her death. Louden, for one, noted that there were “big question marks” during an interview with The Sun, published on Monday, April 28.

“When I got the phone call, I was like, ‘Are you joking?’” she said. “Because there was no sign that that was something she was considering.”

Giuffre’s shocking death came after she was hospitalized for a near-fatal car crash late last month. She was released from the hospital prior to her death.

Giuffre originally made headlines in 2019 after accusing Prince Andrew of sexual assault, alleging that they met through the late Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew denied any wrongdoing any time and Giuffre subsequently filed a lawsuit against the royal family member. Andrew and Giuffre settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in 2022.