Held at the beginning of every summer at the Camp For All facility in Burton, TX, Camp Survived It All, (known by staff and patients as Camp SIA) was established to give Texas Children’s gastrointestinal (GI) patients the opportunity to meet other children with GI diseases. Campers diagnoses include Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and hepatitis. Some of the campers have had liver transplants.
The camp provides an opportunity for patients to discuss medical issues with other kids who have similar medical concerns. Many times, their other friends don’t understand what life is like for them. It's often difficult for patients to deal with strict regimens for medication, experience uncomfortable and often embarrassing symptoms, and explain their condition to others.
At Camp SIA, patients can forget their self-consciousness and interact with each other like typical kids. Parents and campers don’t have to worry about medical issues because the camp has a full medical staff with at least one nurse in every cabin and a doctor available 24 hours a day.
Camp SIA activities include canoeing, kayaking, swimming, fishing, horseback riding, rope climbing, and zip lining.
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to finding the cures for Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improving the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases.
The mission of the Pediatric IBD Foundation is to improve the lives of children with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis through advocacy and education.
Transition of care app, which includes useful links to finding adult inflammatory bowel disease specialists, medications and IBD, nutrition and IBD, and living with IBD.
