Pioneer Camp 2016 For the past three summers, I’ve counseled a week long summer camp at the La Foret Conference & Retreat Center. Pioneer Camp is one of the many summer camps hosted by the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Church of Christ, and it’s something I absolutely love to do. I love counseling…
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Who Can Test Their Blood Sugar the Fastest?
Let’s race. Last week I went to a camp with my whole family. It’s a part of my church so many of the same people go every year. For example, these two guys, Collin and Tom go every year that I’ve been there. Tom is the dad and Collin is the kid. And they both…
Armed Summer Campers Revolt!
They’re all heavily armed…with needles. The first time I went to a summer camp was three months after I was diagnosed with diabetes. And it wasn’t just any summer camp. It was the American Diabetes Association’s Camp Colorado. I’ve only been to one diabetes camp, so I don’t know how this relates to other camps.…
The Nurse Misplaced Her Brain
Nurse almost kills diabetic camper. Well, not exactly. “Finally!” My best friend Elizabeth and I had just gotten out of the car after a three hour car ride to girl scout camp in the summer of 2009. Neither of us were technically girl scouts, but hey, who cares. It’s a whole week of just having…