Victory Junction adds three disease groups

Known for giving children with chronic medical conditions a life changing camping experience, the Victory Junction Gang Camp is in its fourth year of operation and proud to announce the addition of three new disease groups: blind, deaf and Down syndrome, bringing the total number of diseases served to 24."We are very excited to have added these three new groups," said Pattie Petty, co-founder and CEO of Victory Junction. "Adding new disease groups is something that we strive to achieve. We've seen more than 4,500 campers free of charge since our opening in 2004 and the addition of these new disease groups will allow us to give more children the Victory Junction experience."Victory Junction works closely with its partnering hospitals when considering the addition of new disease groups."The camp has 20 partnering hospitals and each hospital has a representative that serves on our Medical Advisory Board," Petty said. "We consult with the board to help determine potential new disease groups and to decide what needs to happen to properly serve these new groups.""When children come to Victory Junction they are able to do things that they never imagined possible," said Peter Sim MD, medical director of Victory Junction. "For example, campers with spina bifida that are confined to a wheelchair have the chance to climb a 55-foot-high ropes course, something that they might have never dreamed of being able to do. Not only will they be able to participate in these amazing activities, they will interact with other children having the same condition, possibly for the first time ever."