Medical Criteria

In order to be considered for Camp, each child must meet the below criteria and have one of the medical conditions listed below. 

Age Eligibility:

• Child with a medical condition must be between the ages 7 - 18 

Campers participating in Camp at Home sessions, Camp on the Move events, Camp in a Box, and Camper Holiday Gathering must meet the following eligibility criteria: 

• Have an eligible diagnosis (all conditions listed below in the dropdown menu qualify)
• Minimum developmental age of 5 years

Campers participating in the Fall Overnight Family Retreats​ at Camp in Lake Hughes must meet the following eligibility criteria: See a full list noted in blue in the dropdown menu below.

• Have one of the following diagnoses:
  • Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Epilepsy
  • Rheumatic Diseases
  • Skeletal Dysplasia
  • Spina Bifida
  • TPN

Please be advised that no child is guaranteed to be accepted to camp. Applications are reviewed and acceptance is based upon health care needs, space, and staffing ratios.

Use the dropdown below to search sessions by medical conditions.

* conditions that will be eligible for Limited Family Days are Noted in BLUE

Medical Conditions Currently Served at The Painted Turtle

15 Q 24 Micro-deletion Syndrome

22q Deletion Syndrome

Achondroplasia 

Adrenal Insufficiency 

Alport Syndrome

Apert Syndrome

Aplastic Anemia

Ataxia

Diamond-Blackfan Anemia

Cerebral Palsy

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction: A TPN dependent condition 

Craniofacial Conditions

Kabuki Syndrome

Kidney Disease

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: An adrenal insufficiency condition 

Crohn’s Disease

Cystic Fibrosis

Dermatomyositis: A rheumatic condition 

Dialysis: Hemodialysis and Peritoneal

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: A rheumatic condition 

Epilepsy 

Factor Deficiency in Females

Fibromyalgia: A rheumatic condition 

General Nephrology-decreased kidney function

Hemophilia

Juvenile Arthritis: a rheumatic condition

Kidney Transplant

Limb Deficiency 

Liver Disease (non-communicable)

Liver transplant

Mitochondrial Disease

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: A rheumatic condition 

Mucopolysaccharidosis: A skeletal dysplasia 

Muscular Dystrophy

Myopathies

Noonan Sydnrome

Paraplegia

Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PIDD)

PKU

Pulmonary Hypertension

Quadraplegia

Rare Genetic Conditions

Rheumatologic Conditions

Scleroderma: A rheumatic condition

Short gut Syndrome: A TPN dependent condition 

Skeletal Dysplasia

Small Bowel Transplant

Spina Bifida 

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia: A skeletal dysplasia 

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A rheumatic condition 

Thalassemia

Tube Feeding Dependent

TPN Dependent 

Ulcerative Colitis

Uveitis: A rheumatic condition 

Ventilator Dependent

Wegener’s Granulomatosis

If you do not see the medical condition you are looking for in the dropdown, there aren’t any upcoming sessions serving that condition.