"There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others." ~Mandy Hale
Ever since Cameron was born, we are continually amazed by the giving nature of so many people we've encountered.
Cam's mom had to travel to Wisconsin for work leaving Tuesday morning and returning late Wednesday. Friday was a day off of school for Cam due to a professional administration day for the teachers. We scheduled power wheelchair repairs for 10:30am, knowing it would take a few hours.
The biggest bonus, besides a day off for Cameron, was the fact that the person performing all of the work offered to drive to our home and complete all of the parts replacements and adjustments in Cam's house! We transferred our son to the couch so he had a front-row seat to all of the action. Mr. Dewayne, the amazing technician who arrived right on time, answered all of Cam's questions and inquiries. We learned that if you have a very large wooden block, you can tip Cameron's 450 lb chair on its side, shimmy the wood under and use it to prop the chair up so that the wheels can be changed out. All of the parts replacements and adjustments took nearly four hours!
Cam was very patient and once he was back in action, Ms. Amanda arrived shortly thereafter to hang out with her buddy for the evening. Chris and Jane met our longtime neighbors and friends for dinner downtown.
For the remainder of the weekend, Jane was busy with a large work proposal while Chris and his son completed some home projects.
As many of you are aware, Cam was the first youth ambassador for our local non-profit, Renew Mobility. As a youth ambassador, Cam helps ring the bell to start the "Wheel Run for Everyone" at the Allendale Grand Valley campus. This year, the walk/run is being held on Saturday, April 12th. Please sign up if you're able!Camology Quotes:
On Saturday, Chris spent some time at a fishing expo downtown. Afterwards, he met up with friends at a local favorite restaurant, Vitale's. Jane and her son called him when he was driving home and he admitted he had some breadsticks. When he walked in the house, Cam greeted him with a good dose of funny.
"Dad, I cannot believe you just had breadsticks. It killed me to hear that... It wouldn't really kill me. I was just being humorous!"