Memories of the May 2003 Squamish Huntington�s Camp By John Penner ... continued from Page 4. Everyone ranted and raved about the massage therapist that was going to be there again. So John signed up for his session. The hour under those well-trained, talented fingers was incredible. John took the massage as nonchalantly as he could, but why did he fall off the table after it was over? They will never know because the therapist was already gone, and I don�t think John will ever tell. Music and art play a big part of this camp. John had heard so much about this gal who knew so much and could motivate so well, that he was blown away when he saw this young gal being introduced. How could she possibly be all that the campers had said she was in previous years? She was, and more, wow! What a barrel of dynamite. John was not interested in the fine arts section of camp. After all, he had been kicked out of the choir in high school because the teacher did not think John had the talent to contribute. Now he can hardly wait for next year when he will be able to get back into the water colors, and do another camp song. It was a unique experience, and only Sheilagh could pull it off. The motivational speaker for the camp was from Huntington�s head office in Kitchener, Dee, Susan Tolley�s boss. Alice Gibson from Saskatoon spoke about The Journey of Life. She compared it to physical travel on the road, when there are so many things to do: we must work on the planning of the new road (of Huntington�s); and then as there were flat tires, car troubles, and so on, we need to have a dynamic plan, something that changes�even on a moments notice. Life is not as predictable as it used to be; planning is the key. Dee spoke twice most days, and this was her first time at the Squamish HD Camp. For John she spoke about paddling your own canoe, being in charge, being the master of your ship. It was so good to know that we had such a caring, competent nurse on the grounds. Odd, John did not even pull a �Tool Time� Tim Taylor to get her attention; he must be slipping. Maybe he already had her attention, as she was always there to cheer him up, encourage him to try new things, or to point out things on camp he had missed. She was just an overall special person. Thanks. She was busy looking after the meds of all the campers, and while that would have kept most of the campers hopping, she was looking after a lot of others things as well, whether that was to umpire the baseball game, or a game of cards. She was there. The last night they took some time to become personal. Susan Tolley told them just after they were seated that they would do a tribute to the person to their immediate left a few minutes later. Then they had a general open session, followed by the tribute of the person to their left. Continue reading here: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

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