Kids with cancer. It's a sad combination of words and a phrase I can't even imagine facing my own family. And yet if it ever does, I think my goal would be to keep my child's life as childlike as possible -- as hard as it may be while confronting serious life-and-death issues.Camp Fantastic -- set high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia -- is one place where kids can be kids. At least for one night. Each year for longer than anyone can remember, volunteers sponsor an evening fiesta with dancing, swimming, games, rides, gifts, and fun for 100 children with cancer. This event, known as Rappahannock Night, because of the camp's location in Rappahannock county, is sponsored by organizations that join efforts to allow children to step back from their diseases and soak up the pleasure of friendship with others who share their experiences.
Camp Fantasic offers kids moments of pure joy -- away from the rigors of cancer and treatment. So they can be kids. Just kids.
