Our family loves adventures, and we especially like to include Christopher in our adventures that most people would not think a child with cerebral palsy like Christopher could do. Last winter, while in Hawaii, we went parasailing (all of us that is except Alice--she was more comfortable partaking of the Waikiki cityscape from the boat rather than 600 feet in the air).
While Christopher was flying through the air, he experienced the freedom of flight just like everyone else. He expressed his pleasure louder than most, and I loved hearing his giggles and squeals of delight as the wind parted his hair and as he slowly sailed down to the salt water sea. His feet entered the water for just a second until the boat driver powered-up pulling the parachute high in the sky.
Whether Christopher is parasailing, swimming, surfing, or boinging a door stop at our house, he is happy. He is an example to me of the importance of being happy in whatever circumstance we are in.
While Christopher was flying through the air, he experienced the freedom of flight just like everyone else. He expressed his pleasure louder than most, and I loved hearing his giggles and squeals of delight as the wind parted his hair and as he slowly sailed down to the salt water sea. His feet entered the water for just a second until the boat driver powered-up pulling the parachute high in the sky.
Whether Christopher is parasailing, swimming, surfing, or boinging a door stop at our house, he is happy. He is an example to me of the importance of being happy in whatever circumstance we are in.