CYRONS!
CYRONS! 15:2014:584@4@
--
-- FLOURISH LIKE ANY OTHER CHILD. 4@
CHILD. 4@
CHILD. 4@ >>> WHEN IT COMES TO BASEBALL
THERE IS NO OTHER4@ BETTER TOWN
THAN ST. LOUIS.
SOME OF THE TELLER WAS ON 4@
DISPLAY THIS WEEKEND IN SAINT
PETERS.
PETERS.
PETERS. OUT THERE, IN ADDITION TO RUNS
AND HEADS YOU CAN FIND 4@PRIDE,
COMPASSION AND JOY.4@
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> [ 4@APPLAUSE ] 4@
>> LISTEN CLOSELY.
>> THAT WAS MY BEST SWING4@ RIG
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> IT IS THE SOUNDTRACK OF AN
AMERICAN SUMMER.
AMERICAN SUMMER. TO SOME IT CAN 4@SOUND LIKE THI
AMERICAN SUMMER. TO SOME IT CAN 4@SOUND LIKE THI@
>>4@ OKAY GUYS.4@
>> A WELCOME 4@-- WELCOME4@ TO
CAMP FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF
HEARING.
HEARING.
HEARING. WHERE CHILDREN 4@GET A CHANCE T
STAND OUT.
STAND OUT. >> EVEN THOUGH A LOT HAVE
THINGS HAVE CHANGED. THEY MAY
BE THE ONLY 4@CHILD WITH A4@
HEARING DATE.
HEARING DATE. WHEN THEY COME HERE THEY SEE
OTHER CHILDREN WHO ARE JUST
LIKE THEM.
LIKE THEM. >> FOR A WEEK EVERY SUMMER KID @
FROM AGES 7 TO 14,4@4@ THEY GET
SKILLS TO HELP THEM ON THE
FIELD AND OFF THE FIELD.
>> IT HELPS 4@BUILD THEM -- BUI
CONFIDENCE.
CONFIDENCE. >> HE IS A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER.
YOU NOT ONLY COACHES HE HANDLES
THE CAMPS DIGITAL -- CAMP'S 4@
DIGITAL MEDIA.
DIGITAL MEDIA. >>4@ YES.
>>4@ YES.
>>4@ YES. >> HE IS IN HIS THIRD YEAR AS 4
CAMPER.
CAMPER.
CAMPER. FOR BRAD IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY
WHEN HE GOT THE DIAGNOSIS.
>> IT IS TOUGH.4@
IT WAS TOUGH AT FIRST.
>> TAKE YOUR TIME.
>> IT IS 4@TOUGH BECAUSE YOU DO
NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR
CHILD.
CHILD.
CHILD. >>
CHILD. >> HE RECEIVED HIS HEARING AIDS
WHEN HE WAS 10 MONTHS OLD.
NOW AT THE AGE OF EIGHT HE IS
THRIVING AND LOVING BASEBALL
AND THE CAMP.
>>4@ I TH4@INK IT IS 4@COOL THE
OTHER KIDS AROUND THAT HAVE
HEARING AIDS HE SAID TO ME. 4@
>> DO NOT STOP.
RUN ALL THE WAY PAST THE BAT.
YOU WILL NEVER SLOW DOWN.
>> THE CAMP STARTED AFTER ONE
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY.
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY. IF YOU 4@BUILD IT THEY WILL COM
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY. IF YOU 4@BUILD IT THEY WILL COM@
284@ YEARS LATER MORE THAN 1500
CHILDREN HAVE4@ BEEN ABLE TO PL
BALL.
BALL.
BALL. NOW
BALL. NOW FORMER CAMPERS ARE COMING
BACK4@ AS VOLUNTEERS.
>> I 4@WANT4@ ALL OF THE
TEMPERATURES -- CAMPERS TO HAVE
THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT I 4@
HAD.
HAD.
HAD. >>
HAD. >> YOU ARE DOING GOOD.
>> AUSTIN ROOKS WAS SEVEN 4@YEA
OLD WHEN HE SIGNED UP.
>> NOW HE IS 4@A FULL-TIME
REGISTERED NURSE.
REGISTERED NURSE. HE HAS NEVER FORGOTTEN HOW THE @
CAMP HAD MADE THEM FEEL.
>> IT MAKES YOU NOT FEEL ALONE.
>> AND MAY LAST WITH YOU -- IT
MAY ONLY BE ONE WEEK4@ BUT IT
WILL LAST WITH YOU LONGER.
>> THEY WILL BE PART OF
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. THE BEST THING FOR ME IS TO SEE
THEM EXPERIENCE 4@THAT.
THIS IS ON A LEVEL THEY WILL
NOT BE ABLE 4@TO OTHERWISE.
>> THEY ARE HAVING CHILDREN BE
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. THEY HAVE A MESSAGE THAT 4@COME
THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR.
>> MOST IMPORTANTLY WE WANT
THEM TO FEEL LOVED. 4@
>> THE CAMP WAS STARTED 4@BY 4@
LOVING COUPLE.
LOVING COUPLE. AS A REMINDER IF YOU KNOW
SOMEONE MAKING A