oh, great!! i think this is so cool.
--- Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Aloha,
> 
> I still read the list but have not written for a
> while. There is a 
> new program in Hawaii for people with disabilities.
> People have a lot 
> of fun and it is on Oahu now and will soon be on
> Maui. The web site 
> is www.accessurfhawaii.org
> Case's father is the development director for this
> program. It is a 
> volunteer position at this point but they are
> raising money. They 
> have a 'carpet' that goes on the sand so wheelchairs
> can get to the 
> water. Then Hawaii waterman put folks on surfboards
> and take them 
> out. It's a good time and everyone loves it. If any
> of you are 
> planning to vacation here you might want to plan it
> around this once 
> a month event. They are planning to take the program
> national 
> probably first to Florida and California.
> Case turned nine and I got him a personal trainer
> for his birthday. I 
> was concerned because he said he felt like his legs
> were rubber and 
> that he did not have much strength. It has worked
> great and he is 
> gaining strength fast. I think it was partly a
> confidence problem. At 
> any rate health plans do not give enough physical
> therapy.
> When I told him what I was doing he said, "Well,
> Nana that is rather 
> an unusual gift for a nine year old but it seems
> like a good one."
> Three times a week for 6 weeks and he has already
> gained tons from 
> it. He works really hard in training.
> 
> All the best to everyone,
> 
> Linda
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