~~~~~~~ Linda, what a great present! give case my regards. Mag ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag* Tamar Mag Raine [log in to unmask] www.cafepress.com/tamarmag ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ---- From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 1:12:43 PM Subject: Re: Surf program for people with disabilities 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 > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY > list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy