Do not begin by selecting a camp. That's putting the cart before the horse. Instead, begin with a self-evaluation. Your family should sit down and consider a lot of other things before you even start thinking about which camp to choose.

The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality and my life, as I write this, is vital even when sad. I may wake up sometime next year without my mind again; it is not likely to stick around all the time. Meanwhile, however, I have discovered what I would have to call a soul, a part of myself I could never have imagined until one day, seven years ago, when hell came to pay me a surprise visit. It's a precious discovery.

Bryan's focus is on playing good hockey -- that's the top priority right now.

In the past five to 10 years, there has been a real shift for more nutritional food provided at camps.

My legs felt like Jell-o out there. I did not wrestle well at all. I just had to wake up.

I don't think one single thing like this is going to bring an epic type of change, but it is a continuation. It keeps an upbeat mood going.