Celiac Camp
It's that time again! Okay, it's not for me, but I'm excited as hell for my daughter. It's sign up for Celiac Camp time.
Let me take a step back...
In May of 2007, Gillian was diagnosed with something called Celiac Disease, we noticed that she hadn't been gaining weight, or growing at all. Then when my niece was diagnosed with it, we took her to the doctor about it. Strange thing is, the Doctor came in saying, "I want to take some blood and test her for Celiac disease" before we could even tell her our niece had it. Nice thing about it is with a proper diet, she's pretty cool now. Stomach aches every once in a while, but otherwise normal happy kid.
We had wanted to go camping so I googled "camping celiac kid" and I got several hits, one for a Celiac camp in California and another one in Rhode Island. So we signed her up and off she went. You can read my old post: Gillian goes to camp
So we marked it off on our calendars and I just downloaded and filled out the registration form for her. $350 for a whole week at a cabin camp in RI with a lake and SO much to do. She's totally stoked already and the camp isn't until August. Anyway, thought I would pass it along. If you know anyone who has Celiac kids between 7 and 16, this is a very cool place. Neat thing was, Gillian's councilor was originally a camper there when they first started. She knows what she wants to do when she's 17 
February 2nd, 2009 - 20:46
My kids had great experiences at the camps they’ve gone to. Skateboard camp, Horseback riding camp, general sports camp, general summer camp. It’s all good. Even when there are some down sides… bugs, snoring tentmates, etc… It teaches kids how to survive and thrive. I’m seriously thinking of going to a camp for big kids some time when my kids are gone from home. I would LOVE to go to camp again.
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February 4th, 2009 - 12:53
My middle daughter with the type 1 diabetes has gone to diabetes camp for several years. These are great camps. Kids get to be with others who are dealing with the same disease and issues.
I don’t do camping anymore. Too much as a boy scout. If it doesn’t have room service, can’t do it…
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