Sabrina’s Story

We LOVE hearing stories from our camper parents and our campers. Pamela, Sabrina’s mom recently shared a story with us about Sabrina’s first visit to Camp Boggy Creek during an epilepsy family weekend. Thank you so much for sharing!

I had heard about Camp Boggy Creek before but pushed the thought out of my head. There was no way we were sending our daughter to a sleep away camp where she can have seizures without us there. Then a former student ran into me and shared his experience as a counselor. Then some time had passed and while attending a conference for children with the same condition as our daughter I spoke with Dr. Ian Miller.

He talked so fondly of camp and how equipped they are medically, just in case. He told me how he was the doctor there for the Epilepsy week and how amazing the counselors are and how the kids are so happy to be there. He invited me to at least look at the family weekend to get a feel for camp.

We signed up and we're accepted. My whole family LOVED the family weekend! We all felt so included. My son was 6 and having 2 family helpers assigned to us helped him feel special too! My husband and I really enjoyed talking with other parents during the parent gathering and were able to enjoy kid free crafts and conversations with other adults that have been through the same experiences and emotions as us. It was such an amazing time. She even performed on stage by herself. As we watched her perform I cried because it was such an overwhelming experience to see how accepting and encouraging everyone was. We felt so good that we agreed to sign up Sabrina for summer camp.

Sabrina was accepted and had the best time! She made friends and did so many activities on her own. When we picked her up she talked about all her experiences, the fun things she did and introduced us to her new friends, the counselors (even though we met them at drop off) and was talking about how much she loved camp!

We attended another family weekend together and the Best Party on Earth events since then. Every time we are there, I feel like it is our home away from home. The regular staff remember Sabrina and give us a warm welcome.

We even attended the virtual camps during COVID years. Camp Boggy Creek allows Sabrina to be herself in a safe, respected and loved environment. As a parent it warms my heart to know she is accepted there. We hope she gets to go back to camp this summer!