At Camp, Christine’s World Got Bigger Growing up, Christine was used to hearing that some things were off limits. She lives with a bleeding disorder, and a fall, bruise, or scratch could carry greater risk. There were activities she wanted to try but rarely got the chance to. Then she came to Camp Boggy Creek,…
For children living with cancer, some of the most meaningful moments can be the simplest ones: playing with family, making a memory, and having the chance to simply be a kid. Long hospital stays and ongoing treatment disrupt ordinary life. Days that might once have been filled with school, games, family outings, and time with…
When Serious Illness Shapes Family Life For Tobi’s family, so much of life had happened around medical care. Tobi and his twin brother, Tomi, were born with sickle cell disease. After a serious infection led to life-threatening complications, Tobi later received a bone marrow transplant. There had been hospital stays. Treatment. Worry. So when the…
For families living through childhood cancer, a medically supported camp experience can create something treatment often takes away: time to simply be together. When Childhood Cancer Changes Everything For Conor’s family, childhood cancer arrived without warning. A routine school eye test led to the discovery that Conor had a brain tumor. He had shown no…
For a child like Harry, living with cancer, camp became more than a place to try new things. It became a place where he could take part, connect with other kids, and know that he belonged. When Childhood Changes Overnight Harry was six years old when his family learned that he had a brain tumor…
Living With Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) For a child living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), specialized medical support at camp created something Nolan had been waiting for: freedom. Nolan has lived with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) for nearly as long as he can remember. Diagnosed shortly after his first birthday, much of his childhood involved symptoms to manage,…
