Sammy had his first swimming lesson today. I was delighted to see the camp counselor from the previous camp days arrive at the door to greet the kids: I did not have to go through the whole, "Hi, this is Sammy. He has leukemia," thing again.
The kids divided into two groups and off they went. Sammy limped on the land, but glided along with power and grace in the water. His disability no longer showed, in fact he excelled within the group! I was a very proud mummy.
Sammy must have some charm because he had gone into the lesson convinced he was going to persuade the instructor to let him dive (well jump in off the board). Diving is not on the agenda for the Beginning I class, but sure enough at the end of the lesson seven little ducklings were jumping off the board with glee. I have a feeling this kid will go far!
