Outdoors Summer Camps

Did you attend camp? I did and my memories abound. I can still sing the camp songs and remember the shows we put on. I remain in contact with friends who returned year after year and with whom I entered adolescence and then young adulthood as a counselor. Just because your son or daughter has diabetes doesn't mean that these experiences have to be given up. When I went to the Web to look for sites that listed camps especially for children with diabetes, I was overwhelmed with the number of such places in the US and abroad. At the end of this article, I'll list these sites. Don't forget to contact the JDF and ADA. I know when I was on the Board of the ADA we sponsored a day camp, but don't be limited to just a day camp. I found overnight camps from coast to coast. I found scholarships for camps and I found corporations that underwrite programs. So do not think about the idea of day or sleepover camp for your child. A few years ago we wrote an article on this subject. This is a new article -- an update on the subject, we hope will help you make good choices for your family and child.

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