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In 1982 Dorothy H. Jordan founded Camp Sunshine to provide children
with cancer a safe, normal childhood experience, to show them that
others share their challenges, and to help them find community and
support. In 1983 approximately forty campers between the ages of
seven and eighteen attended the first summer camp, held in the
north Georgia mountains. Thirty-five years later, more than four
hundred campers attended the 2018 summer camp, and several hundred
more children and family members participated in more than 150
additional recreational, educational, and supportive Camp Sunshine
programs held throughout the year in metro Atlanta, Savannah, and
other areas of Georgia. Today Camp Sunshine, a nonprofit
organization, has hundreds of dedicated volunteers who help the
leadership staff of the camp with its multiple year-round programs,
as well as pediatric oncology nurses and other medical
professionals who take care of the campers' medical needs while
they attend those programs. It's Like Heaven documents the story of
the first thirty-five years of Camp Sunshine through the voices of
campers, their nurses, counselors, and other volunteers. Each
chapter is a former camper's first-person story about childhood
cancer and the Camp Sunshine journey, followed by reflections on
the camper's experience by the camper's nurse or another member of
the camp community, creating a unique narrative of each camper's
struggle and path toward healing. Every story includes photos of
both the camper and the camper's mentor as well as several photos
that illustrate the connections, bonds, and strength of community
created through Camp Sunshine.
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