Cancer patients form camp friendships - Amarillo.com
About 50 children have been horseback riding, hiking and crafting this week at Camp Alphie at Ceta Canyon, which gives pediatric cancer patients and survivors a chance to forget their troubles and enjoy the summer.
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Brenda Chandler, a pediatric oncology nurse at TTUHSC, serves as the camp nurse and gives kids treatments if they need them.
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