The legend of Wheelchair Mary originated from a YMCA camp I attended when I was about 8 years old. The name of the camp was Pilgrim Day Camp. Keeping in mind that this story scared the crap out me, and I heard it at a DAY camp, I figured the story would work "wonders" at a sleep-over camp ...... as I suspected ..... I was right! The last time I told this story was the Summer of 1990. I remember this night well ---- I just completed the story, and began to get usual bombardment of questions from the campers trying to find flawed facts to contradict or disprove the truth of the story. Of course, I was used to these questions, and answered them all convincingly!!!!!! About a half hour later, Dan, Eric and I stood out in front of the cabin and began to chant "Wheelchair Mary, Wheelchair Mary" Dan and Eric then began to slam the shutters as I entered the Cabin. We continued the chant, and all but one of the campers hid in their bunks. We continued the chant, and one of the campers in complete fear yelled "shut up!" Before I could belt out another "Wheelchair Mary", this one terrified camper, Mike Delicato [aka"Deli"], Jumped off his top bunk, put me in a headlock and made me swear I would stop chanting "Wheelchair Mary". At first I was laughing, but, when I tried to get out of the headlock, Deli wouldn't budge! I finally had to swear I would stop chanting before Deli would let me go!
To this date, whenever I think of that story --- I always remember Deli, and how he reacted to the story! .......... Classic!!!!!
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I had no idea that you actually started that story. I remember Deli too, he was a great kid. You had a couple of really good campers that session. It's funny that they would get so scared when you told wheelchair mary, but they would keep asking you to tell it!
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