Logan relapsed at age 5 and needed a bone marrow
transplant as part of his treatment. He's now 8 years
old and his mom, dad and littler brother Corbin Rich
recently attended their first camp in August.
"Off-therapy camp with Smile-A-Mile was absolutely
amazing," Christie and Luke wrote in an email. "It was
everything that we were told it would be and more. It
was the first time I think all four of us truly felt carefree.
It was just what we all needed."
Alisha and Brian Cordell's daughter Brianna was
diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
before her third birthday. ey attended on-therapy
camp in the past and this August attended their first
off- therapy camp. Brianna is now 5, and healthy and in
kindergarten. Brian Cordell is an Alabama Power Hydro
journeyman at Smith Dam.
"When you think about it, from the end of April to
mid-August, a team (that feels more like a family) leave
their own homes and travel back and forth to take care
of cancer warriors and their families," Alisha and Brian
wrote in an email. "You go once and you are hooked. You
are greeted with hugs and smiles and will not go hungry,
either. We can't say enough about how awesome of a
weekend we had."
ough Smile-A-Mile started as a camp, the nonprofit
is much more than that today.
"A lot of people on the lake know the name Camp
Smile-A-Mile, but they don't know the full spectrum
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