When chronic and terminal illnesses strike an individual, how do they and their families cope? Are there community support services available to them? What is the emotional impact on families? UNC-TV's Education Forum, hosted by Diane Lucas, Director of Programming and Outreach, will look at the impact and avenues on how to deal with severe illness, in order to better understand what services and processes are in place for individuals and their families to cope.

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Program Moderator:

Diane Lucas
Director of Programming and Outreach
UNC-TV

Summer Camp Opportunity

Program Guests:

	< Amy Williford, MS Speech Pathologist, Sign Teacher Signware
Melanie J. Bonner, PhD > Assistant Clinical Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Surgery, Duke University
	< Kim Peele Hospital School Teacher, Durham Public Schools
Brian Collier > Executive Director, Victory Junction Gang Camp
	< Dennis Celorie Executive of North Carolina's Eastern Division, Make A Wish Foundation
Regina Watson > Make A Wish Recipient

Summer Camp Event

If you are a NASCAR fan (and even if you are not) you may have seen the articles being run for the last two NASCAR seasons featuring Bobby Labonte and others talking about the "Victory Junction Gang Camp" for kids with particular medical conditions. The Camp is opening this season in Randleman, NC (just south of Greensboro near the Petty Family complex). The camp is completely FREE. Each week the camp will focus on kids with a specific conditions (see below).

Wk. #1 June 20-25 Hemophilia/Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wk. # 2 June 27-July 3 Sickle Cell
Wk. # 3 July 5-8 Heart/Kidney Disease
Wk. #4 July 11-16 Cancer
Wk. # 5 July 18-23 Burn Survivors/Skin Disease
Wk. # 6 July 26-30 Spina Bifida/Asthma
Wk. #7 August 1-6 Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder
Wk. # 8 August 8-13 HIV/Immunology Disorders/Hepatitis

The Camp may be contacted directly at:

Victory Junction Gang Camp
311 Branson Mill Rd
Randleman, NC 27317
Web: www.victoryjunction.org