Shown below are just a few of my personal photos from Camp LuCK. It is not a typo it is to represent Levin Cardiac Kids (LCK). We had the glorious pleasure of taking all of our children to Camp Cherokee in Kings Mountain for the weekend for the first ever Camp LuCK for heart kids, siblings and parents.
The whole experience was Great!! We stayed in a cabin and the kids depending on their age were able to do all the regular camp experience fun. We made new friends and bonded with existing friends. It is a weekend I will treasure forever. We did crafts, stories, hiking, songs and tons of good food.
There are a few people that deserve a huge THANK YOU Jay "Bird" Thompson, Kim Jackson and Dr. Rene Herlong for undertaking this wonderful family time. There were "retired" camp counselors that came back just for this event. Some of them travelled as many as seven hours one way just to make sure we had a great time and they did not disappoint. Our children may have special hearts. However, those that made this weekend special have HUGE hearts.
Probably the best story of the weekend was the first five minutes we arrived. From turning off the highway into the campground it was a drive that took you deep inside. As we parked and started to walk to the mess hall and common area Kaitlynn started crying, really crying. I asked her what was wrong. "Mommy I don't want to sleep in the trees with the animals I want to go home."
It took a lot of reassuring in between the giggling and the tour of our cabin to prove to her that we were sleeping indoors and she would be safe. Once she acclimated herself to the campground she was bringing me frogs, looking for crickets and spiders all with her cow flashlight that moos every time you turn it on.
What a wonderful family time we had. Some moments were a little stressful as the kids are still pretty young. But we had fun and will be in line to sign up next year.
Enjoy the photos.
TTFN~
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