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leukemia. His chemotherapy had been discontinued because the doctors felt that the disease had progressed too far for the pain and nausea of treatment to serve any purpose.
“He was the epitome of courage,” said Jim. “Knowing that he was going to die, he could leave his family for a week ana have a wonderful time and not worry about death.” For Jim, the hardest moment of camp came when he had to say goodbye to this little boy.
“I didn’t want to let him go. I was hugging him. He didn’t want to leave. He was talking about hiding in the woods until the buses left. He wanted to stay with John Dooley at camp. He wanted everybody to stay.”
Goodbyes were difficult for Tommy, too. As the hour for departure neared, he was talking to a little girl.
“I said, ‘Betcha can’t wait to come back here and play.’ She broke into tearB. ‘I don’t know if I’ll be able to come back. We’re moving to Texas.’ That was the worst time for me. I didn’t want to leave. Leaving was the hardest part of the whole week. I want to stick with this thing — trying to help these kids with cancer — for the rest of my life.”
Like MacArthur to the Philippines, both young men pledge they will return to Camp Fantastic.
“I have to,” said Jim, who delayed his return to college in favor of volunteering at camp. ‘To me, it’s essential. I’ve seen the results. I know what that week means. The
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