We are a free camp specializing in children with heart disease or with a history of heart disease on beautiful Catalina Island
Program Emphasis
Gender
Type Of Stay
Location
Heart Disease
Coed
Resident Camp
Catalina Island, CA
Average Cost
Financial Assistance
Age Range
Capacity
Less Than $100 (week)
Yes
7 - 17
150
About Financial Assistance
Camp is free to any child with heart disease or a history of heart disease
Session Lengths
Food/Nutritional Notes:
Less Than 1 Week
Not Available
Session Information
2004 dates: Leadership Camp April 3rd to April 25th (new Prg) Teen Camp Aug. 30th to Sept. 3rd Junior camp Sept. 3rd to Sept. 7th
More About Camp
Children with heart disease are often limited in their physical activities, are frequently absent from school and require special medications and treatments.
For all these reasons they also feel separated from their peers and unable to be part of "regular" life. They are separated from children like themselves because they are few and far between.
The only time they have seen another child with a heart problem is while sitting in the doctor's office. ( We all know what that feels like) When you look at their lives, there is a lot of things that the children feel they cannot do. That is, not because they are physically limited, but because of the perception they have about themselves and the experiences they have been though.
As Medical professionals involved in the care of children, we are often witness to the effects of heart disease on the health and well being of children. Merely treating heart disease is not enough; we must strive in every way to make these children feel normal, and good about themselves.
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