It’s a tragic story of a brother and sister being ripped from each other’s arms.
Clifford Boyson was just three years old when he was to say his final goodbyes to his 5-year-old sister Betty Billadeau. The children were being separated so they could each go to a different foster home. After being entered into the system, alone and scared, even the pair were separated by the seemingly heartless system.
Clifford would spent countless years looking for his big sister so the two could be reunited once again. He sent hundreds of letters, all which were returned by the mail service. He remained undeterred as he never gave up hope. He couldn’t give up hope, as aside from his lost sister, he had no other family.
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Though admittedly, Clifford never knew if his big sister was even still alive. It was possible that he was chasing a ghost his entire life, never to meet up with his beloved sister Betty again. Perhaps that’s why no one ever seemed to help Clifford find her. No one helped, that is, until a little 7-year-old boy named Eddie decided he would dedicate some of his time to help an old man find happiness again.
Nobody would help me until I came and met little Eddie
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.point 33 |Eddie may only be 7-years-old but like many young children, he is an absolute wizard with his parents’ iPad.point 129 | He loved browsing Facebook, playing games and watching silly YouTube videos on it.point 199 | But when he heard about Clifford and his endless search, he decided that he would dedicate some of his spare time to help an old man with a life-long dream.point 326 |
Eddie began his search on Facebook for the elusive Betty Billadeau.point 57 | 1
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Incredibly, after countless hours of searching on Eddie’s part, he suspected that he had finally found her. In an interview with ABC News Eddie explained the incredible moment.
I went on Facebook and I typed in Boyson. There were a whole bunch of pictures that showed up. One of them kind of looked like Clifford and I zoomed in on it and it started to really look like Clifford. [So] I showed it to my mom and dad.
Through the power of Facebook and determination, Eddie had finally completed the search. Clifford’s beloved, long lost sister had been found. The two would be able to reunite after so many painful years. In the video below you will see Clifford become a whole new man when he meets his sister again. It’s almost surreal for him. A life-long dream had come to reality for him!
So what motivated Eddie to share his precious spare time in a search for a woman he had never met for a man he barely knew? Well, Eddie puts it best:
Family is important.
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It truly is and if anyone is sure to know that, it’s Clifford who has had to live the past 65 years without any family. Clifford truly knows the meaning of family, never once giving up hope that he would reunite with his beloved sister!