May 17, 2007 at 12:13 PM MDT Hello, all. Good news! I spoke with Becky Reeve yesterday, my old mission president's quadraplegic daughter who has been wheelchair bound for 45 years and she is now beginning to take steps on her own after working with a therapist here in Provo, actually 8 blocks away from my house! She told me directly that, in her opinion and from her experiences working with her current therapist and watching him work with others, I should be out of the chair and walking by Christmas if I start working with him now. Kewl!

The program is the Sit Tall Stand Tall program here in Provo. The fellow has been helping people stand and walk for 25 years now. Quite a rigorous program, I am told, but if you want to achieve the "impossible", I guess it takes some effort. As Rex C. Reeve Sr., my mission president used to say, "Triumph is just 'Try' with a powerful 'Umph' behind it", and Becky used to tell us, "The difficult you can do immediately. The impossible just takes a little time."

Well, today I'm going to see that therapist then go to the Wellness Institute to work out and keep in as good shape as I can. I can take the bus virtually to the door for only $0.75! Cheep, the little birdy says.

I have submitted my headshot and resume to audition for a movie, "The Food Boy", and my agent tells me much more is coming up to audition for. Looking forward to getting back on set. In the meanwhile, I'm still preparing to speak before adoring audiences ... well, at least before listening (and paying) audiences. I see myself speaking all over the world, helping people feel strengthened to overcome their challenges and succeed were they had doubted before. That sounds like a lot of fun to me!

Regarding my healing, our wonderful daughter, Heather, has been coming over after work for the past several evenings and giving me the most delightful massages. Last night she worked on a knot in my back beside the left shoulder blade. OH! Burn. It hurt so gooooood! She focused on those muscles for about 15 minutes and they started to itch like a mosquito bite. New blood was finally getting into them. Then my beloved Sharon quantum touched me for about 5 minutes and the muscle clicked unlocked. Ahhhh, relief! I mean an 80% relief of pain without pain killers. It was wonderful, I'll tell you! Things are getting better.

Thanks for your continuing interest and especially your prayers. I'll be going to the temple tomorrow, I hope. Life goes on and continues to be good, better and better, actually.

Love to you all.
Cameron Cv.
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May 10, 2007 at 08:24 PM MDT
Hello.
Things have been going so slow lately. Cam has not had much improvement in his back. The spasms have been horrendous, and he has stayed in bed 2 days this week. Seeing him in so much pain is really hard, not to mention a cranky attitude to everyone when he is in pain. I really hate to keep writing the same things over and over again.
We got a letter today from a friend who had broken his neck at 18 and the person here in Provo who helped him so much. There have been people who have been paralyzed for years and are walking with braces. We are going to call the guy and get an evaluation done to see how much he can help! I am quite encouraged with all he has done for others. I will let you know how things go.
Cam will be qualified for Vocational Rehabilitation: transportation, schooling, fixing the truck so he can drive it and get the wheelchair in the back by himself, testing and a few other things. We will find out about what all is available on Monday or Tuesday. In that vein, things are looking up for the future. Now, we must get the pain under control. We have been giving him deep massages, which feel very good, and then made a discovery. We now believe that pushing so hard on the muscles over the rods and bolts has bruised his muscles, not allowing them to heal. We are experimenting with very soft massaging on the sorest spots, and that seems to be more relaxing to him. We will continue with that, and see where that goes.
Yay! Cam is talking to the guy I wrote about above, so we will see how positive this guy is about the situation.
Cam's parents have been so wonderful to us. They were here again for a BYU graduation, and spent some great time with us.
Sometimes I feel like I am losing my mind and somebody else found it, or is keeping it from me. If you find it, will you fax it back to me, or email it? Thanks : )!
Thanks for your love and prayers!
Sharon