Camps

With trained counselors and medical professionals on staff, kids can swim, climb and do activities that might otherwise be dangerous. For many, what's even more important than the activities is the chance to make friends with others for whom seizures, medicine and frequent doctor visits are part of everyday life. Here is what one mother said about her daughter's camp experience in an EpilepsyUSA article:

"… she would never be able to go to a normal camp because no camp takes on that liability. Here they go on boats and swimming. It is all supervised to make it a safe environment. They climb a big wall; she would never have that experience. They have top doctors, top nurses, all who volunteer their time. It is an absolutely incredible situation."

A camp leader interviewed for the article said,