Friday, August 29, 2008 - Last year during Family Camp, Madeline was very tired and had a fever every night. I can't look back at those days before her diagnosis without tears and a great deal of pain. Even though she was at her lowest last year, she wanted to return to family camp this year. We brought our friends Lou and June and their children Emily and Maria from Seattle with us for the first few days since they were visiting east. We all had a wonderful time.
Madeline didn't do a lot this year. Family Camp requires very little. You can participate in all of the available activities or not. She did get up and sing 
'Black Socks" with us at the talent show, and she made it to riflery almost daily, the ropes for the 'zip line' and the arts and crafts a few times and was always up for a game of Common Culture at night. But mostly she just hung out reading People magazines with her feet in hot water (she has a small infection on her toe that just seems to want to stay). So many people said kind things welcoming her back, and to us too. By the way, that's Mady (wearing a red top) about 70 feet up the trees getting ready to launch herself off onto the Zip Line... a Family Camp favorite on the high ropes course.
One of our neighbors at Family camp runs the Connecticut Challenge, a charity bike riding event where all of the money supports survivorship clinics for adults and children at the Yale Cancer Center. Their daughter, Sammee, rode for Mady and made a whopping $2,100. Sammee was shy about telling us that she rode for Mady but her Mom Kim let us know. Thank-you Sammee!!
It's an amazing feeling when people join in to support someone you love. I am constantly amazed by the people who 'show-up' for us. Love, ca
Day 354: Family Camp, almost one year later
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It was great seeing all you guys back at camp this year! I've only started to upload some of the many photos I took at camp this year. Here's one from the Bear ride back to the Y Landing.
Thanks for the update. Bless you....and Bless Madeline for participating! XXXXOOOOGP&E
WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!J,T,F
I enlarged that picture to get a look at maddy in the tree.
its no wonder she wants to sit around and read People magazine!
Hell, I would rather sit and read back issues of Teen Beat or the National Review that climb that rickety contraption!
PSSST!!!
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Its great to see you guys all enjoying camp!
oh yeah antoher thing!!!
This is for Trey!
I know what you said
about me last summer!
(actually last week)
why do you tell Jane that I am more fun now than i was before????
Whats that supposed to mean???
Wasnt I fun before???
Take a look at that beautiful and fun wedding photo album I made for you! Thats photographic proof!
im hurt by your hurtful thoughts, because thoughts are things, and thing can hurt!!!
PS
the above is very tongue in cheek.
no offence intended!!
It's been great reading your blog
As I was saying, it's been great reading your blog this past year. Now I've joined your club. My brother was just diagnosed with lymphoma. What is, was, and continues to be the most helpful in dealing with cancer and its treatment? What did people say that was helpful? What should I not say? How can I be useful to my brother and what should I not do? You an email me back at rbsilver@aol.com
Love
Beth Silverstein
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