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[tanya]

Our 5th graders take a trip each year to a YMCA camp. We stay for 3 days and 2 nights. All activities are outside but not necessarily strenuous. We sleep in cabins on bunkbeds. There is a registered nurse on duty 24 hours per day. Students with medications are required to bring the necessary meds in a ziploc bag with directions for use/administration. The nurse and the camp counselors are responsible for reminding students when they must go to the nurse's station to take meds throughout the day. This year our trip will be in mid-April.

Is this kind of a trip possible for a fifth grader with CF?

What would I have to watch for as the responsible adult who will be with the student 24 hours per day?

 

[tanya]

Our 5th graders take a trip each year to a YMCA camp. We stay for 3 days and 2 nights. All activities are outside but not necessarily strenuous. We sleep in cabins on bunkbeds. There is a registered nurse on duty 24 hours per day. Students with medications are required to bring the necessary meds in a ziploc bag with directions for use/administration. The nurse and the camp counselors are responsible for reminding students when they must go to the nurse's station to take meds throughout the day. This year our trip will be in mid-April.

Is this kind of a trip possible for a fifth grader with CF?

What would I have to watch for as the responsible adult who will be with the student 24 hours per day?

 

[tanya]

Our 5th graders take a trip each year to a YMCA camp. We stay for 3 days and 2 nights. All activities are outside but not necessarily strenuous. We sleep in cabins on bunkbeds. There is a registered nurse on duty 24 hours per day. Students with medications are required to bring the necessary meds in a ziploc bag with directions for use/administration. The nurse and the camp counselors are responsible for reminding students when they must go to the nurse's station to take meds throughout the day. This year our trip will be in mid-April.

Is this kind of a trip possible for a fifth grader with CF?

What would I have to watch for as the responsible adult who will be with the student 24 hours per day?

 

[amber682]

It is absolutely possible! CF is different in everyone so I have no idea what meds he takes or how often, but those should be able to be done with the nurse, probably in the morning and the evening. It could be oral meds, nebulized meds or inhalers, or some sort of chest physio therapy to loosen up the mucus in the lungs. Obviously his parents will have to explain all the meds (if the child's on any)but other than that they should be fine and have a great time. People with CF can dehydrate quicker due to loss of more salt through sweat, so he/she might need to drink more water or eat some salty snacks like chips to replace some of the salt if they're really active and sweating a lot. Some people need to take enzymes in pill form whenever they eat to help digest the food.

So yes, the kid should be just fine, but might need to take a couple meds or eat some salty food! I hope everyone has a blast, it sounds just like a trip my class took way back when I was in sixth grade.

I'm sure more people will reply and fill in anything I may have missed. I would also try posting this in the Adults section, that's where everyone tends to read most.

 

[amber682]

It is absolutely possible! CF is different in everyone so I have no idea what meds he takes or how often, but those should be able to be done with the nurse, probably in the morning and the evening. It could be oral meds, nebulized meds or inhalers, or some sort of chest physio therapy to loosen up the mucus in the lungs. Obviously his parents will have to explain all the meds (if the child's on any)but other than that they should be fine and have a great time. People with CF can dehydrate quicker due to loss of more salt through sweat, so he/she might need to drink more water or eat some salty snacks like chips to replace some of the salt if they're really active and sweating a lot. Some people need to take enzymes in pill form whenever they eat to help digest the food.

So yes, the kid should be just fine, but might need to take a couple meds or eat some salty food! I hope everyone has a blast, it sounds just like a trip my class took way back when I was in sixth grade.

I'm sure more people will reply and fill in anything I may have missed. I would also try posting this in the Adults section, that's where everyone tends to read most.

 

[amber682]

It is absolutely possible! CF is different in everyone so I have no idea what meds he takes or how often, but those should be able to be done with the nurse, probably in the morning and the evening. It could be oral meds, nebulized meds or inhalers, or some sort of chest physio therapy to loosen up the mucus in the lungs. Obviously his parents will have to explain all the meds (if the child's on any)but other than that they should be fine and have a great time. People with CF can dehydrate quicker due to loss of more salt through sweat, so he/she might need to drink more water or eat some salty snacks like chips to replace some of the salt if they're really active and sweating a lot. Some people need to take enzymes in pill form whenever they eat to help digest the food.

So yes, the kid should be just fine, but might need to take a couple meds or eat some salty food! I hope everyone has a blast, it sounds just like a trip my class took way back when I was in sixth grade.

I'm sure more people will reply and fill in anything I may have missed. I would also try posting this in the Adults section, that's where everyone tends to read most.

 

[robert321]

I see no reason that this child cannot participate. I have cf and i camp a lot, hike, hunt, go on church trips, as long as he/she is able to take their meds they should be fine. A lot of times doing meds means having electricity which shouldn't be a problem at a nurses station and they also can take up to an hour of time each treatment which can be frusterating for the child because they cannot be with their friends playing. I would suggest taking a game to play or book to read while doing treatments to keep he/she busy and pass the time but that shouldn't be a problem. All cases of cf are different and in some cases rather signifigant digestive issues can be a problem causing gas and frequent smelly stools which could lead to teasing but that should be easily headed off, as the leader don't draw any attention to it. This child might take enzymes with meals and they are very important to take so as a suggestion I would say let him/her carry their own enzymes instead of having to go to the nurse everytime depending on the maturity level and reliabilty of the child, this is something to discuss with this child's parents. Enzymes are replacements for what is normally produced by the pancreas so if another student gets ahold of it no it wouldn't be a good thing but it wouldn't be catastrophic. These are just a few ideas, talk with the parents of the child to make all your plans and i hope yall have a good time.

 

[robert321]

I see no reason that this child cannot participate. I have cf and i camp a lot, hike, hunt, go on church trips, as long as he/she is able to take their meds they should be fine. A lot of times doing meds means having electricity which shouldn't be a problem at a nurses station and they also can take up to an hour of time each treatment which can be frusterating for the child because they cannot be with their friends playing. I would suggest taking a game to play or book to read while doing treatments to keep he/she busy and pass the time but that shouldn't be a problem. All cases of cf are different and in some cases rather signifigant digestive issues can be a problem causing gas and frequent smelly stools which could lead to teasing but that should be easily headed off, as the leader don't draw any attention to it. This child might take enzymes with meals and they are very important to take so as a suggestion I would say let him/her carry their own enzymes instead of having to go to the nurse everytime depending on the maturity level and reliabilty of the child, this is something to discuss with this child's parents. Enzymes are replacements for what is normally produced by the pancreas so if another student gets ahold of it no it wouldn't be a good thing but it wouldn't be catastrophic. These are just a few ideas, talk with the parents of the child to make all your plans and i hope yall have a good time.

 

[robert321]

I see no reason that this child cannot participate. I have cf and i camp a lot, hike, hunt, go on church trips, as long as he/she is able to take their meds they should be fine. A lot of times doing meds means having electricity which shouldn't be a problem at a nurses station and they also can take up to an hour of time each treatment which can be frusterating for the child because they cannot be with their friends playing. I would suggest taking a game to play or book to read while doing treatments to keep he/she busy and pass the time but that shouldn't be a problem. All cases of cf are different and in some cases rather signifigant digestive issues can be a problem causing gas and frequent smelly stools which could lead to teasing but that should be easily headed off, as the leader don't draw any attention to it. This child might take enzymes with meals and they are very important to take so as a suggestion I would say let him/her carry their own enzymes instead of having to go to the nurse everytime depending on the maturity level and reliabilty of the child, this is something to discuss with this child's parents. Enzymes are replacements for what is normally produced by the pancreas so if another student gets ahold of it no it wouldn't be a good thing but it wouldn't be catastrophic. These are just a few ideas, talk with the parents of the child to make all your plans and i hope yall have a good time.