Ella talks Footloose
When I first heard about to be honest I was a bit hesitant and didn鈥檛 really want to go, and as it turns out, choosing to go was one of the best decisions of my life.
I met kids just like me.
I didn鈥檛 have to explain why I couldn鈥檛 do something or why I was walking slow, they understood because they knew what was happening to me.
The best part about camp for me is definitely the people, making friends and finding out about their experiences. Camp is all about having a week to just be yourself without annoying questions, like 鈥渂ut you don鈥檛 look sore鈥� or 鈥渋t鈥檚 all in your head鈥� or 鈥測ou鈥檙e just tired鈥�.
You get to do so many fun activities like rock climbing, raft building, kayaking, archery, a campfire and heaps of other stuff.
If something鈥檚 too hard, it鈥檚 ok you don鈥檛 have to do it and if you need to rest, you can. Everyone encourages you to at least try and if you can do something you should do it. There are always people there to help you, whether it鈥檚 the nurse, the kids or the leaders鈥攕omeone is always there if you need it.
The Camp Footloose people are the most supportive and enthusiastic group of people I鈥檝e ever met and they will encourage and empower you
They help you to be more confident and happy about yourself and your Arthritis.
Camp Footloose provides a unique and inclusive environment; it鈥檚 perfect for all kids with Arthritis.