IT\u2019S LIKE HEAVEN is available on Amazon, at Barnes & Noble and at mycampsunshine.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPart of Jordan\u2019s graduate research took her to a camp for kids with cystic fibrosis where she saw a dramatic shift in patients she\u2019d met only in the clinical setting. Suddenly, teens went from being defined by a diagnosis to just being kids: \u201cgoofing off, hanging out and doing regular adolescent stuff. I knew that was what we needed to do to give children with cancer a normal childhood experience and to give families a chance to focus on each other and other siblings while we took great care of the patients,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
In 1982, Jordan raised the money to launch the two-week summer camp with 40 kids. Since then, the programming has expanded with ongoing events throughout the year that draw patients of all ages and their families to the Camp Sunshine House in Decatur for spa nights, dinners, games and festivals. \u201cIt\u2019s become so much more than a program; it\u2019s a community,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s the source of so many stories. During a 2018 event at The Carter Center, where the conversation revolved around books and publishing, Jordan was again inspired, this time to put the stories in writing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can tell story after story, but what\u2019s important is to have them in the campers\u2019 voices,\u201d she says. To achieve that, she took a writing workshop at Emory, devised a plan, got feedback and started doing interviews one-on-one. The result: It\u2019s Like Heaven, a collection of experiences centered around the camp. Some stories belong to campers; others are from community members who supported them. The foreword was penned by UGA Head Coach Kirby Smart and his brother, Karl, a former camper. \u201c<\/p>\n
Each of the 14 chapters is told in the first person and through the eyes of someone who was an integral part of the journey,\u201d says Jordan. \u201cMost of the stories are from adults who went to the camp years ago, and some are young adults who had a childhood cancer and who came back as pediatricians or oncology nurses. It\u2019s amazing to see how the camp has inspired them to give back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jordan hopes readers will get a sense of the powerful connection that happens through the camp. \u201cIt\u2019s so hard to describe, but the best way to explain it was through these campers\u2019 life-changing stories,\u201c she says. \u201cThey\u2019re uplifting\u2014something we need right now when we\u2019re quarantined and in this national climate of injustice and derisiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n
The work took on a special significance when Jordan herself was diagnosed with cancer last year. After radiation treatments and surgery, her health has been 90% restored. \u201cThat gave me another reason to want to share the joy of these stories and empower people to connect to those they want to be with,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
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