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A parent’s happy tears at WCK City Camp

Running, laughing, and excitement are typical scenes at any summer camp, but at WCK City Camp they mean so much more. In a single

A young boy and girl standing next to each other smiling

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Campfire Circle: Carter finds hope

“I was first introduced to Campfire Circle (then called Camp Ooch) after my sister, Haddan, was diagnosed for the second time with ependymoma. When

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Camp Delight, Canada, Full Circle Story

Former campers return as Assistant Camp Directors at Camp Delight, Whiteway, Newfoundland. Ashley Barrett I first heard about Camp Delight when I was diagnosed

Small child petting a goat

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Meet Levi

Finding Strength and Joy at Camp In the summer of 2022, Levi McKee’s world changed. What started as general fatigue quickly turned into a

Ben

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Meet Ben

Ben was only three years old when he was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. When one therapy didn’t work, there was another to try and along

Sara

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Meet Sara

Sara Ghaney is 16 years old and attends Grade 11. She has a love for and is active in the arts. She is in

Lane Sims

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Meet Lane

In the fall of 2020, Lane began his journey with Brain Cancer. After having numerous debilitating headaches, the family decided to see a specialist.

Hesston at Camp

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Meet Hesston

At the end of summer vacation in 2019, three-year old Hesston was admitted to the hospital for a seemingly innocent bowel obstruction. After a

Brayden K.

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Meet Brayden

At age 11, Brayden was diagnosed with diffuse signet ring cell carcinoma gastric cancer. Treatment was difficult because of his rare form of cancer.

Stephanie Green

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Meet Stephanie

Meet Stephanie, sister of a cancer survivor… When I was fifteen, I sat as my mom told me that my thirteen-year-old little sister, Jessica,