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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 435010" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Honestly, Susie, easy child wouldn't let katie near her to "help". She most definitely would <strong>never</strong> consider letting her watch her kids. At this point I'm not even so sure she'd let katie in to visit. So that won't be an issue. Not that katie would volunteer.......even with the opportunity to 'lift" things from the house, it would be out of character for her to volunteer to do anything requiring work. It would send up a red flag. lol </p><p></p><p></p><p>This is a very special summer camp. It's for disabled children, both mental and physical disabilities, staffed with nurses a couple of docs, tons of volunteers (who go through training). It lasts a week. There is hiking in the woods, swimming at the beach (Rocky Fork Lake), horseback riding, ghost stories by the camp fire. Each kid is assigned a camp counselor buddy. When I say kids.......they're from like age 6 up into the 20's. Some of those kids depending on dxes have grown up to become counselors themselves. To say that Travis <strong>loved</strong> Camp Dovetail would be the understatement of a lifetime. It's a sleep over camp. </p><p></p><p>Katie was whining that she had to buy Alex a tent, sleeping bag, so on and so on........Which I think she'd have had to buy the sleeping bag, but back when Travis went I know we never bought anything else. When she complained to me I told her that is what his disability money was for. lol </p><p></p><p>I doubt I could get a doctor to do a screen on him. I know once he's signed into camp he can't leave until a parent signs him back out again and that parent better have ID. Docs there wouldn't do it, they wouldn't have the equipment to do it. </p><p></p><p>I dunno about giving the kids something to calm them down. Although I have suspected it with Evan more than once. Thinking cough medications ect though mostly as she goes through it fast enough. </p><p></p><p>This camp would be the best experience in the world for Alex. While care and activities are adjusted to meet the needs of each individual child, they are treated as if they are "normal". No one looks at them with that you're different attitude. </p><p></p><p>At Alex's award ceremony they had a remembrance video of all the kids they've had over the years........and of many of the kids that have since passed on. Had us all with wet cheeks. </p><p></p><p>I keep reminding myself of those things when katie ticks me off to the point where I don't want to transport them there. ugh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 435010, member: 84"] Honestly, Susie, easy child wouldn't let katie near her to "help". She most definitely would [B]never[/B] consider letting her watch her kids. At this point I'm not even so sure she'd let katie in to visit. So that won't be an issue. Not that katie would volunteer.......even with the opportunity to 'lift" things from the house, it would be out of character for her to volunteer to do anything requiring work. It would send up a red flag. lol This is a very special summer camp. It's for disabled children, both mental and physical disabilities, staffed with nurses a couple of docs, tons of volunteers (who go through training). It lasts a week. There is hiking in the woods, swimming at the beach (Rocky Fork Lake), horseback riding, ghost stories by the camp fire. Each kid is assigned a camp counselor buddy. When I say kids.......they're from like age 6 up into the 20's. Some of those kids depending on dxes have grown up to become counselors themselves. To say that Travis [B]loved[/B] Camp Dovetail would be the understatement of a lifetime. It's a sleep over camp. Katie was whining that she had to buy Alex a tent, sleeping bag, so on and so on........Which I think she'd have had to buy the sleeping bag, but back when Travis went I know we never bought anything else. When she complained to me I told her that is what his disability money was for. lol I doubt I could get a doctor to do a screen on him. I know once he's signed into camp he can't leave until a parent signs him back out again and that parent better have ID. Docs there wouldn't do it, they wouldn't have the equipment to do it. I dunno about giving the kids something to calm them down. Although I have suspected it with Evan more than once. Thinking cough medications ect though mostly as she goes through it fast enough. This camp would be the best experience in the world for Alex. While care and activities are adjusted to meet the needs of each individual child, they are treated as if they are "normal". No one looks at them with that you're different attitude. At Alex's award ceremony they had a remembrance video of all the kids they've had over the years........and of many of the kids that have since passed on. Had us all with wet cheeks. I keep reminding myself of those things when katie ticks me off to the point where I don't want to transport them there. ugh [/QUOTE]
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