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.


Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Full body smile


Errol's smile is so pure, full, and sweet, always ready, and so quick to come. We call it the full body smile. It starts with his eyebrows then spreads down through his cheeks and into his mouth, works its way through his shoulders into his torso, and finally worms its way down through the legs which lift up, up, up as an exclamation point to his smile. Errol often wakes up smiling (from zero to smiling in five seconds). If you know Errol, you probably think of him smiling.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What a great picture! Is the "happy gene" contagious? I think it might be. When I look at Errol's pictures, I catch something strange. All ordinary-ness disappears and miracles abound!

Becky