For 45 years, Chicago-based Children’s Oncology Services Inc. has been operating Camp One Step, the flagship camp that is one of 10 free, in-person, year-round experiences for kids with cancer, as young as 5, and their families.
Campers from Camp One Step play in the sand on the beach of Geneva Lake on July 10, 2023, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Camp One Step is a special camp for kids with cancer.
Identical twins Bailey and Lily Dove, 18, both had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, with Bailey diagnosed in March 2015 at age 10, and Lily diagnosed in June 2013 at 8 years old. After Lily was diagnosed, there was a 20% chance Bailey would get a similar diagnosis. Each had 2½ years of chemotherapy with six months of overlap. Lily came to summer camp at age 9 before Bailey was diagnosed. The first time the two were together at camp, they were 11.
Offerings include virtual programming; a Utah ski trip; a dude ranch trip in Mauston, Wisconsin; a day camp in Chicago; and family and sibling camps in winter, as well as one camp that caters to those with brain tumors.group kids ages 7 to 10, 11 to 12, and 13 to 16, with the last group having the option to rough it outdoors in a tent, stick to traditional camp fun, focus on water sports and get scuba certified, or take field trips to local sites.
“We’re all aware of what we have in common,” Chopp said. “That’s the reason we’re here. But it doesn’t have anything to do with our day-to-day interactions or what goes on at camp. It’s an unfortunate ticket to be here. You drop it in the bucket when you walk in the door, and then you’re free of it. I waited until I was 13 and every moment that I spend at camp, I wish that I had made that decision sooner. That first summer was a life-changing experience for me. I’m making the most of it now.
“Sibling camp filled a lot of needs for me. I still have friends that I talk to, lifelong friends. I’ve seen my sister, the way she was before her first camp and the way she is after; it’s a mental-emotional reset for both of us. This place has always felt like a second home,” he said. “As a sibling, I’ve watched my sister go through recovery. She gets to come here and be a kid. At home, these campers aren’t always kids.
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