cherylchapa
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Chris is out on the field right now playing what is most likely his last Little League game ever. He got to play almost 2 seasons before he started feeling poorly again. And now his cardiologist wants him to slow down and has limited his activities significantly. He's allowed to hit and catch and throw but not allowed to run the bases.
There is probably no way he will play next year even if he is well enough. He would have to move up to the majors and play with the high school boys. His confidence couldn't take it. He's so much smaller and weaker than those big guys. As it is, we had to get a waiver to allow him to stay in AAA this season because he's already 12.
I'm so sad for him. I never thought that when the cardiologist said to make things happen for him now while he's healthy enough, that the time would be so short. I feel like there is so much more out there for him that he is going to miss out on. We squeezed a lot into the last year and a half. But was it really enough?
He got to go to real Boy Scout summer camp last summer instead of heart camp. He went white water rafting. He went for a hike so long, they had to drop him off at the infirmary on the way back so he could rest. Next morning he wanted to hike again and they had to tell him no. He went rock climbing and built a shelter and almost spent the whole night in it. He got too cold and had to try again in his buddy's back yard a week later to earn his badge.
I guess it's time to concentrate on less strenuous pursuits. Chris loves cooking and Boy Scouts so that is where we will focus. He wants to earn his Eagle Scout award and become a chef. His sister's very prestigious arts high school will be opening a culinary arts program so maybe in a couple of years he will be ready to audition for that as a freshman. We will see.
And if you're still reading, thanks for letting me vent.
There is probably no way he will play next year even if he is well enough. He would have to move up to the majors and play with the high school boys. His confidence couldn't take it. He's so much smaller and weaker than those big guys. As it is, we had to get a waiver to allow him to stay in AAA this season because he's already 12.
I'm so sad for him. I never thought that when the cardiologist said to make things happen for him now while he's healthy enough, that the time would be so short. I feel like there is so much more out there for him that he is going to miss out on. We squeezed a lot into the last year and a half. But was it really enough?
He got to go to real Boy Scout summer camp last summer instead of heart camp. He went white water rafting. He went for a hike so long, they had to drop him off at the infirmary on the way back so he could rest. Next morning he wanted to hike again and they had to tell him no. He went rock climbing and built a shelter and almost spent the whole night in it. He got too cold and had to try again in his buddy's back yard a week later to earn his badge.
I guess it's time to concentrate on less strenuous pursuits. Chris loves cooking and Boy Scouts so that is where we will focus. He wants to earn his Eagle Scout award and become a chef. His sister's very prestigious arts high school will be opening a culinary arts program so maybe in a couple of years he will be ready to audition for that as a freshman. We will see.
And if you're still reading, thanks for letting me vent.
) and was a bench warmer for our high school team, but I was the #1 player on our high school golf team my junior and senior year. Our star quarterback was the #1 player on the golf team my sophomore year before he graduated.
