Cerulli-Rotondi SOFIA ERIN Sofia, three years ago you were taken away from us, robbed of your life. You flew to the sky, while all you wished and wanted for was to remain here on earth, along with your friends and family. Every day, our sense of loss grows bigger. The unbearable void you’ve left has no depths nor limits and it crumbles, even the hardest rock. Your love was so kind and tender and reached every heart it touched. You were loved by everyone and you loved everyone in turn. Your love was unconditional and could do no wrong. You were moved by a flower or a birdsong. You were an extraordinary creature who harboured beauty but not vanity, strength but not arrogance, who forgave injustices. You learned how to catch those limited joys out of your condition. You were the everyday’s hero in a time-expiring life. You accepted all with grace, goodness and courage, and your love was greater than love itself. You existed in such a soft and delicate way. Despite not being able to speak you were magical and you casted spells full of fairytale magic and laughter. Laughing for you, was second only to love. You were the humble sister of butterflies and ladybirds. You were the queen of coffee and nutella. Today, whoever will look at your life will always find shining stars. To us, you are still our rose without a place in the world and "our hearts beat only to say thank you". “Yours always”. Your brother, your mum and your dad.
