“…The literature contains reports of using the camp setting as a means to bring together those with the same chronic illnesses and health conditions, such as cancer (Conrad, & Altmaier, 2009;Gillard & Watts, 2013;Martiniuk, 2003), HIV/AIDS (Gillard, Witt, & Watts, 2011), and spina bifida (Holbein et al, 2013), among others, and with shared life circumstances such as bereavement (Creed, Ruffin, & Ward, 2001;Nabors et al, 2004). A systematic review of 21 studies of camps for children with chronic illnesses showed a high level of satisfaction and improvements in social-related outcomes, but noted some methodological limitations (Moola, Faulkner, White, & Kirsh, 2013).…”