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Lessons from Camp: Never Give Up
By Cortney Tranovich*
I AM 14 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE CMT1A. Two other things I loved about Camp
Last August I attended Camp Footprint, a place- Footprint were all the fun activities and the
where you could just be yourself without anybody yummy food!! At first, I wasn’t sure if I wanted
judging you. Jonah Berger was the director of the to go to camp or not, but I am so glad that I did.
camp. He is a really nice and very funny person. That camp helped me to learn to never give up!!
He was such an inspiration to me and other If you have CMT and you are reading this,
people who have CMT. I also made a whole lot NEVER GIVE UP!! If you have a goal in your life
of other friends with CMT. These friends weren’t then keep trying to achieve it until you do. Yes,
just any friends: They are the only friends I have I know that having CMT is hard sometimes, but
who actually understand me and my problems you have to think of the good things about having
with CMT. The staff there also had CMT. They CMT. I mean if I didn’t have CMT, then I would
were so nice and were always there to help you. I have never had the opportunity to go to Camp
couldn’t have asked for better staff!! Footprint and meet all of the wonderful people I
did. I can’t wait to go back next year!
*Cortney is from Pennsylvania.
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