Jon has been swimming for years, both casually with the family in the pool/lake, as well as in formal classes (at school and Bloorview). He really enjoys swimming, and works hard during classes, usually coming home dog-tired. At Sunny View they (roughly) followed the Red Cross swimming badge program, altering the techniques to varying extents, …
Category Archive: Jon
Mar
07
Dec
30
Tangled
12/30/2010 I really like the movie Tangled. I have seen it twice. My favourite part of the movie is the part where Flynn takes Rapunzel to see the floating lanterns. When the lanterns started to light up they played the song “I See The Light.” I love that song. I’ve got it on my iTunes …
Dec
13
Vision issues
Terry Pratchett, the fantasy writer, wrote a clear-headed and deeply personal article about having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The type of dementia he has is called posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), apparently the “best” form of Alzheimer’s to have: memory and coherency are largely left unaffected (at least at the beginning), but visual acuity and skilled …
Dec
05
Friday
Yesterday was a good day. After school I saw Frieda from Bloorview. I did a big workout with Frieda. I was pushing my wheelchair. When I’m going up a hill I lean forward and I use quick hands. When I’m going down a hill I lean back and I squeeze the chicken and I slow …
Oct
29
Hint #9: Bearing it all
Sadly, the upper teeth can’t be seen at this angle, but that’s what we’ve been slaving over. I might add one or two more touches; on the other hand, I’ll have a lot to focus on in the coming two nights, as I have another half of a costume to create. I don’t even know …
Oct
27
Halloween 2010 Hint #3
Things are definitely getting weirder… Don’t worry, it’ll start getting more obvious when we actually show more of the costume.
Sep
08
Our summer adventure, Pt. 3
Camp Merrywood At Camp Merrywood I went canoeing, kayaking, and sailing. I had a picnic in the canoe. For sports and games I played wheelchair basketball and T-ball. In arts and crafts I made masks. I made beeswax candles and pottery. My favourite thing to do at camp was sing songs at the campfire. When …