Camp Spifida.

This past week will go into the books as one of the most rewarding weeks of my life. I spent the week in a cabin with 6 campers, 8 counselors, and one cabin doctor. We filled our days with rock climbing, swimming, arts & crafts, fishing, archery, campfires, trick or treating, making gingerbread houses, snow tubing, looking for hidden leprechauns, and playing charades in the tree house. Every 4 hours we went to the med shed for cathing and meds followed by meals in the dining hall. All of the children at this camp had Spina Bifida, which is a congenital disorder where the neural tube/spinal cord do not form fully and are left open when a child is born. Many children who are born with this lose feeling from their lower spine to their feet. Some children are able to walk on their own or with the use of crutches ; Whereas many of them are in wheelchairs. It was amazing to watch the campers interact with each other, have conversations comparing and contrasting the medications they take or the way they cath, and it also showed confirmation that whether you have a medical condition or not kids are kids and they will play and be normal when given the opportunity. 

XO. Sarah 

Here are some pictures from the week: