Spring is Coming! - Canoecopia
Spring is Coming! - Canoecopia
Spring is Coming! - Canoecopia
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JENNY SOLOMON<br />
It was far greater than learning how to just paddle a kayak. It<br />
represented unbelievably more than simply maneuvering a canoe<br />
about on calm waters. It was a piece of my life taken from me over<br />
four years ago, put back into place. It was freedom to feel as one with<br />
nature and to glide along independently with no artificial parts. Just me. As<br />
I am today.<br />
Four years ago there was doubt that I would ever be able to ambulate on<br />
my own again; and doubt that my hands would be of any more use than to<br />
‘scoop’. No one believed that I would be able to work again, or live on my<br />
own, or take care of my daughters, or drive a car. The experts wondered<br />
about the ‘lesions on my brain’; put me on dialys<strong>is</strong>, and counted each day I<br />
remained alive as a major accompl<strong>is</strong>hment.<br />
Yet, here I am, the Class Paddle full of signatures to remind me of just<br />
how far I’ve come. Th<strong>is</strong> class went far beyond any hope or possibility that<br />
those experts could have imagined. It opened up a world of opportunity for<br />
me. It caused me to burst with joy and made me want to scream ‘Life, here<br />
I come! I’m BACK!’<br />
It was far greater than just learning how to paddle a kayak.<br />
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For detailed class information v<strong>is</strong>it us at www.rutabaga.com/outdoorprograms or call 800-472-3353.<br />
<strong>Canoecopia</strong> 2010 www.rutabaga.com
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