Counselors who wee once campers themselves will guide kids through a weekend of fun and games.
The camp is a place for them to let loose, be themselves and not think about what they share in common: cancer. CBS 2's Noel Brennan had the story.
This day camp in Northbrook is like any other camp, but these kids just happened to be dealt the same cards in life.Pisano is a veteran of Camp One Step.He's a cancer survivor. Now, he and his older brother are here to support their little sister in her cancer fight.Here at the camp, kids are not defined by a diagnosis.
"Don't worry about it. Come to camp. Be yourself and enjoy yourself." said Camp One Step President Jeff Infusino."If you have a scar, it's normal," Infusino said."If you're losing your hair, it's normal.Counselors who were once campers themselves will guide kids through a weekend of fun and games. "As a former camper, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia when I was nine years old," said Mohamed Sarih."So I know like how hard it is for them with what they're going through, but you know, we try to put that to the side, and really focus on giving them a really good experience.""You know, get their confidence back and just make sure that they're like that they know that they're just a regular kid," Sarih said.
More than 400 people volunteer with Camp One Step each year. Many of those counselors are former campers.
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