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Article: Due north. (camping with an exceptional child)(Summer Fun!)
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- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- April 1, 1995
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My husband, Lawrence, and I have gone Wilderness camping by canoe since the beginning of our marriage; when our children were born, it seemed natural to include them in these trips. Our two older children were "on the water" before each was 18 months old. When our third child, Jeremy, arrived, we didn't hesitate to take him along, too. However, Jeremy was born with developmental delays, hypotonia, nystagmus, kidney disease and slow growth. hi planning for any trip, we knew we would need to balance his safety with our fun.
We decided that a short trip within safe distance of a major hospital would satisfy both needs. Over Labor Day weekend in 1993, we camped at the ...