Ethan Blanchfield-Killeen, 11, center right, of Yonkers, N.Y., who has a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, plays a game of paint tag July 30 at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp in Claryville, N.Y.
A doctor advising ... sleepaway camp? That's how a 12-year-old diagnosed with lupus found himself laughing on a high-ropes course as fellow campers hoisted him into the air.
Dr. Natalia Vasquez-Canizares, right, examines Ethan Blanchfield-Killeen, 11, of Yonkers, N.Y., who has a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp in Claryville, N.Y., on July 31. The camp partnered with Children's Hospital at Montefiore so kids with autoimmune diseases could attend for the first time.Â
Dylan Aristy Mota, 12, of New York City, who has lupus, is hoisted in the air by fellow campers during an activity July 30 at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp in Claryville, N.Y. The camp partnered with Children's Hospital at Montefiore so children with autoimmune diseases could attend for the first time.
Dylan Aristy Mota, 12, of New York City, who has lupus, walks out of the water while taking an evening swim at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp in Claryville, N.Y.
Dylan Aristy Mota, 12, of New York City, who has lupus, plays a game of Gaga Ball with fellow campers at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp on July 30 in Claryville, N.Y.
Ethan Blanchfield-Killeen, 11, center right, of Yonkers, N.Y., who has a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, plays a game of paint tag July 30 at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp in Claryville, N.Y.
Dr. Natalia Vasquez-Canizares, right, examines Ethan Blanchfield-Killeen, 11, of Yonkers, N.Y., who has a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp in Claryville, N.Y., on July 31. The camp partnered with Children's Hospital at Montefiore so kids with autoimmune diseases could attend for the first time.Â
Dylan Aristy Mota, 12, of New York City, who has lupus, is hoisted in the air by fellow campers during an activity July 30 at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp in Claryville, N.Y. The camp partnered with Children's Hospital at Montefiore so children with autoimmune diseases could attend for the first time.
Dylan Aristy Mota, 12, of New York City, who has lupus, walks out of the water while taking an evening swim at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp in Claryville, N.Y.
Dylan Aristy Mota, 12, of New York City, who has lupus, plays a game of Gaga Ball with fellow campers at the Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp on July 30 in Claryville, N.Y.
