Final Reflection

Over the course of the semester I have gotten really close to L. We have been working on him conquering his fears on land and in the water. Flashback to the first couple weeks, L would not go into the water, he would stay on the stairs. I felt at that time that we were never going to get off the stairs because Williams said last semester there was a girl that got in the last day of class. I felt defeated because L was getting baptized and his mom wanted us to be the ones to help with his fear of water. So we worked at it every week. And soon enough we were in the water up to his shoulders. But like Jerilyn said he would cling and would not let go. That's when we had an idea that Jerilyn would work with L and I would work with B. I loved working with B he was so optimistic and just such an amazing kid. We worked on floating and by the last day of CAPES! he was floating on his back ALL BY HIMSELF!! I was amazed! L and B are truly amazing and hold a special place in my heart forever! They make me appreciate the small things in life and bring excitement to my life when I feel like nothing is going right. I will miss them but like Victoria said it hasn't really hit me because I will see them for graduation. Thank you Dr. Z and Dr. Williams for giving us this opportunity to be apart of something so special and amazing. We are changing lives! And I hope that my schedule allows me to be apart of CAPES! for Fall semester.