Errol Milner Clifford 2006-2009

Errol Milner Clifford was born with a significant heart defect and a cognitive disability that prevented him from walking or talking. As we grieved the child we had anticipated, Errol’s full-bodied smile and irrepressible laugh turned our sorrow into joy, and taught us that many of the best things in life are unexpected. Inspired by Errol’s delightful spirit, friends, family, and neighbors rallied to support our family’s significant emotional, physical, and financial needs, through countless acts of selfless generosity. When Errol’s courageous heart finally failed him on December 23, 2009 we were left numb with grief. In these dark hours we listen hopefully for the echoes of Errol’s brilliant laugh. This blog is the story (starting from present and working back to Errol's birth) of the life and times of the amazing Errol Clifford.


Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes


In five days Errol will turn 10 months old! He’s had a huge growth spurt physically and cognitively in just the past two days. It’s amazing how things can be static for months and then surge forward just like that. You can tell Errol’s proud of his changes by the gleam in his eye. I’ve worried for months that Errol would be an infant forever. As sweet and happy as he is, it was hard to see any progress. He was not able to do the things a three month old can; holding his head up, tracking, reacting, gripping, typing (ok, not that), but I can see huge growth in all these areas all of a sudden. It’s finally possible to imagine him changing and growing into a child/teenager/adult. He will probably always be delayed, but he is going to grow, which is a great joy to us now.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Way to grow, Errol!! It's all that TLC!