WOW!

Where has the time gone!?  It has been a very long time since I posted on here!

Cameron started school as you know from the last post.  Things went well for awhile and then started going downhill.  As of today, he has missed 22 days of school this year.  He missed 7 days straight for the flu and has missed other days due to illness and Dr appointments.  A weakened immune system is NOT fun!

In October, we attended an AMAZING camp!  It is called the Center for Courageous Kids and is located near Bowling Green, KY.  It is a world class medical camping facility that provides a cost-free, safe and fun camping experience for seriously ill and disabled children and their families.  http://www.thecenterforcourageouskids.org/

The weekend was split between children with Juvenile Arthritis and Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bone).  We had a counselor assigned just to our family.  His name was Sam and he spent a great deal of time with our family.  He showed us around and took great interest in getting to know Cameron.  Cameron felt like he had a best friend all weekend!  Here is a couple pictures of Cameron and Sam:

As you can tell, there is a bowling alley at the camp!  Cameron kept talking smack to Sam telling him he wanted to beat him at bowling.  Finally he got his chance, and yes, he beat him!  The other picture was taken at the lake.  Cameron and Sam took one of the Swan paddle boats out on the lake.  The pictures below are Cameron on the horse (of course).  After meals, they got up and moved around and danced and had a great time.  Cameron and Sam in the pool. Then there is a shot of our room.  We had our own bathroom.  The beds are bunked because this is normally a room used by counselors in the summer.  The door you see on the right by the chest is a connecting door to the room where the kids stay.  Those beds are not bunked and the kids also have their own bathrooms. The last one is a hayride!!

Here is a picture of the group of JA kids and families.  The children sitting on the front of the stage all have arthritis.  Their siblings are in the middle and parents are in the back.

Since this post is getting long, I'll stop for now and update more later.  Thanks for reading!!