It's still hard to believe Cameron is in his junior year of high school. According to Cam, he thinks things are off to a great start. He has two different main teachers this year who are very academically focused. Since his baclofen pump surgery, he is slowly gaining more independence with his increased mobility. School has only been in session for a little more than one month and Cam keeps saying how well it's going.
After the two trips to MFB for PT and OT, Cameron had his yearly doctor's physical on Thursday. At that appointment, he endured his flu shot and C19 booster without a peep. We were all ready for the weekend.
Saturday a.m. we headed to the West Michigan Miracle League field for picture-perfect baseball weather. The Hope College Women's Basketball team were the volunteer helpers for the day. Our son was very surprised to see three different sets of Cam Fans!
Ms. Mary Jo and her mom Ms. Kris always make an appearance. Mary Jo used to hang out with Cam and her mom was one of Cameron's aides in elementary school. Mr. Steve and Ms. Patti, our forever neighbors, were there to support their buddy, Cam. Two newcomers were MFB OTs, Ms. Courtney and Ms. Lauren. Lauren's enormous dog, Archie, joined them and was very happy to see Cam too!
After a tasty lunch at home, Cameron had a bit of relaxation time before his next activity began. Prior to 2:30p, we were on our way to South Christian High School.
Victory Day is an annual celebration that participants sign up for. Any age individual with special needs is welcome to pre-register.
The event was scheduled for 3pm on the main soccer field. There was a record count of 58 athletes participating for 2024. The event included all 58 athletes each scoring a touchdown along with the marching band, cheerleaders, and football players participating. We only know about Victory Day because of Ms. Amanda and her mother-in-law, Mary. South Christian is Amanda's alma mater and Mary's kids all graduated from there too.
Cam was paired with the varsity player, Caleb for his football adventure. Each Victory player wears a light blue jersey. The afternoon activities begin with a formal announcer and all of the players moving down the field flanked on each side by spectators. The marching band played during the entire procession.
Then, each player is professionally announced individually to take their turn on the field. The Victory participant carries the football as the quarterback while the varsity player acts as guard. The junior varsity teammates act as the opponents attempting to tackle as they head towards the goal post. It is a thrilling experience for each individual and a medal ceremony caps off the ending. We were thankful to have Amanda, Mary and Tessa there to help us cheer on Cam.
Amanda met us back at the house so she could hang out with Cameron for the evening. Chris and Jane headed out for dinner and then went to check out Art Prize in downtown Grand Rapids. It was definitely a victorious day all the way around!
Camology Quotes:
Cameron is a big fan of 'real-life' tv shows. Examples include Parking Wars, Customer Wars, Road Wars and now Airplane Wars. While there are some redeeming stories, most of the content is recorded video of people behaving badly in each of the situations. Cam is intrigued by the behavior as well as the outcomes or disciplinary actions. After watching a few episodes on Sunday, he said to his mom,
"It's a good thing I don't act like the shows I watch!"
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