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This is the best life yet--life at Camp Friendship.(Carol Jean Cancer Foundation)
From:
Pediatric Nursing
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January 1, 2006| Author:
Mosher, Revonda B.
| COPYRIGHT 2006 Jannetti Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Suzanne, an active and playful 5-year-old girl, is attending Camp Friendship as a day camper. Although Camp Friendship is generally for children with cancer between the ages of 7 and 17 years, Suzanne is an exception. She normally attends Lori's Junior Day Camp (a junior Camp Friendship), but this year she was unable to attend because of a chickenpox exposure. So Suzanne and her 7-year-old brother are attending the overnight Camp Friendship during the day and are going home every night. Suz...
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