Post by markcameron on Dec 24, 2009 2:32:01 GMT -5
Hello Team Cameron,
I hope the rest of you are looking forward to your Christmas as much as I am, I know I might sound like a broken record when I tell you how grateful I am to be able to celebrate as comfortably as I do and I'm sure you all know that I thank you for it everyday. This will be my fifth Christmas in a wheelchair but I remember my first Christmas on wheels at the hospital like it was yesterday.
It definitely didn't hold the pageantry that cousin Kathleen unfolds at her house with Santa Claus, the gift exchange, the food and drinks but there was plenty of celebration and laughter throughout the day. The occasional visits from nurses and excitement of the special smoked turkey in the hospital kitchen and of course phone calls from loved ones kept us busy throughout the day.
Although alcohol was against the rules I will admit that we had smuggled a couple of bottles of celebratory spirits into the room for an occasional nip to wash down an occasional cookie and of course the smoked turkey dinner. Looking back I remember wondering what the future had in-store for me. I guess telling you I was scared is an understatement.
Well, look at me now, I’m doing pretty well. Getting ready to enjoy another Christmas here with my family and I have been pretty healthy and comfortable over these past five Christmases. I knew then that my life had definitely changed and that I would be depending on others for most of my creature comforts but I had no idea what to expect.
I could have never dreamed of a better support system. Each and every one of you has had a part in what I have done to get this point in my recovery. I want to know that if the rules were changed I would like to hope that I would be as involved with you as you have been with me. Thank you for making this Christmas so enjoyable.
So sitting in my chair on my fifth Christmas,
I hope you all got the gifts on your own special wish list.
Mine was surpassed I can say with a smile full of cheer,
Happy Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year.
Thank you and I love you. Mark
T’was the day before Christmas and I'm writing my post,
just a few days late but the deadline I coast.
All of the gifts will be wrapped
and under the tree,
for Christmas morn be ready
at mom and dad's with family I'll be.
just a few days late but the deadline I coast.
All of the gifts will be wrapped
and under the tree,
for Christmas morn be ready
at mom and dad's with family I'll be.
I hope the rest of you are looking forward to your Christmas as much as I am, I know I might sound like a broken record when I tell you how grateful I am to be able to celebrate as comfortably as I do and I'm sure you all know that I thank you for it everyday. This will be my fifth Christmas in a wheelchair but I remember my first Christmas on wheels at the hospital like it was yesterday.
It definitely didn't hold the pageantry that cousin Kathleen unfolds at her house with Santa Claus, the gift exchange, the food and drinks but there was plenty of celebration and laughter throughout the day. The occasional visits from nurses and excitement of the special smoked turkey in the hospital kitchen and of course phone calls from loved ones kept us busy throughout the day.
Although alcohol was against the rules I will admit that we had smuggled a couple of bottles of celebratory spirits into the room for an occasional nip to wash down an occasional cookie and of course the smoked turkey dinner. Looking back I remember wondering what the future had in-store for me. I guess telling you I was scared is an understatement.
Well, look at me now, I’m doing pretty well. Getting ready to enjoy another Christmas here with my family and I have been pretty healthy and comfortable over these past five Christmases. I knew then that my life had definitely changed and that I would be depending on others for most of my creature comforts but I had no idea what to expect.
I could have never dreamed of a better support system. Each and every one of you has had a part in what I have done to get this point in my recovery. I want to know that if the rules were changed I would like to hope that I would be as involved with you as you have been with me. Thank you for making this Christmas so enjoyable.
So sitting in my chair on my fifth Christmas,
I hope you all got the gifts on your own special wish list.
Mine was surpassed I can say with a smile full of cheer,
Happy Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year.
Thank you and I love you. Mark