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.

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Hoops of Steel


There are a great many people to thank for Seeds of Love for Errol. We’ve been rescued from an absolute abyss, and if it hadn’t been for Team Errol (the folks who organized Seeds of Love), our friends, and family, we can’t imagine what might have happened to us. We live our days full of gratitude for the gifts we have received, and we hold our community tightly. As Polonius admonished Laertes in Hamlet, “Those friends thou hast and their adoption tried Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.”




Click on the photograph below to view a slideshow of the Seeds of Love for Errol dinner!

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