Thursday, March 26, 2009

Pray for Cliff Somers

Cliff Somers, the coach of the very successful Fremont XC program, suffered a stroke today while running and is reportedly recovering. This is from his principal, Scott Sherman: "Today Cliff Somers suffered a stroke while running. He made his way to Gerber Hospital where he was found in the parking lot by a nurse. They immediately began to work on him and alerted his family. He was then transferred to Spectrum Hospital and at some point was given a clot killing drug (the one that is always advertised). 'That drug has worked miracles,' in the words of his wife Trisha. I visited with Cliff and Trisha earlier today and by the time I left, I could see vast improvements in his motor control and speech. Our last update was that Cliff was continuing to improve greatly. The family is asking that people only send cards and avoid visiting until Cliff and his family are settled..."

Our prayers are with the Somers family, as well as the entire community. Cliff is an amazingly energetic and inspirational young man. We wish him a speedy recovery.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

A) thank you for turning on comments!

b) holy cow - Cliff, we are praying for you man! He's one of my favorites.

DonP

Unknown said...

Cliff - My family and I are thinking about you. We know that you will work hard toward recovery

Dan Wytko

tshorton said...

Cliff, Trish and Kids~ We are praying for you and the doctors. You are in our hearts. Take care,
Shelly and Tim Horton and girls

Unknown said...

From friends of the Somers' family:
Judy, John; we offer prayers for Cliff's speedy and complete recovery. Prayers, too, for his family for patience and faith.
Dick and Judy Ramm

baby raf said...

Dear Cliff,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We hope you have a speedy recovery.

Michael & Erika Raffin