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GIVING
The Power of
Each June, more than 50 children of cancer patients from
Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties are taken by limo
bus to Camp Oasis in Medford for a day, giving the kids a chance
to have fun in the outdoors – with swimming, kayaking, sack
races, archery, zip lining, and more – while their parents get a
much needed break. Campers also have a chance to meet other
children who share their fears and can open up about cancer
with the same counselors and nurses who treat their loved ones.
“any childrenwho have parents diagnosed,
who are going through the journey of cancer
survivorship, are invited to come,” says Camp
Director JackieMiller, r.N., who founded the program
eight years ago. their mothers or fathers don’t even need to
be treated at virtua for them to attend. “One of our goals is to
help themknow they’re not alone. they see other children in the
same situation they’re in.”
Camp is one place you
can come to forget
about your troubles for
a little while, and really
just enjoy being
outside and having a
lot of fun.”
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— JackieMiller, r.n.