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What Would Cameron Have Said To Katherine McCarron?

In Memoriam - Katherine McCarron 

Dear Parents, 

Cameron can’t send Katherine McCarron a letter, nor could he ever meet her. She is not here. He would have had something to say to her in his own words. Before I get to that, I should tell you a little more. Cameron, similar to Katherine (when she was here), has autism. He would definitely have something to tell her, but certainly not before he made at least a few trips circling her, watching her from his peripheral vision. He might have even run off (I’m using the word run loosely) for a little bit; it just kind of depends on who else is around, and what kind of mood he is in. Don’t worry, if he does run off, he would be back eventually; maybe with a toy, maybe with something he can spin really fast. Once he was pretty comfortable, which doesn’t take too long usually (but sometimes it can, and might even have to be during a second, third, or even fourth or fifth visit), he would have talked to her. What would he have had to say? I’m not going to tell you. I’ll let him say it himself.

                                          Hiyeeeee! 

Of course it’s difficult to spell the exact real-life pronunciation, and many might not recognize it the first time its’s heard. Also, there’s no guarantee his first communication to Katherine would have been a verbal one either, it could have been a special glance, or even a smile and some happy hand flapping.

In Memoriam - Katherine “Katie” McCarron