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Think back to your childhood school
days… your friends were everything. You shared practical
jokes, laughter, recess, crushes and experiences that created
your best memories.
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 Now,
imagine that you got sick and could no longer be part of
school life and were stuck at home. It would have been devastating.
That is what hundreds of local school children
face when they are diagnosed with cancer.
When,
HopeCam founder, Len Forkas’ son,
Matt, was diagnosed with leukemia, the 9 year-old was forced
to spend the better part of a year homebound while he underwent
treatment. That’s when Matt’s father went to
work. Coordinating with school and technology officials,
he pioneered a new program to connect homebound kids to their
peers and schoolroom. HopeCam connects these children with
their classmates using computers with web cameras and a hi-speed
Internet connection to the schoolroom and home of the patient.
Times are scheduled with the teacher to allow the child to
see and chat with friends at specified times during the day.
Laughing, keeping up on what’s new, and staying connected
can makke the recovery process go quickly.
HopeCam is a 501c
non-profit corporation founded in 2002.
• Click here to meet
the Board of Directors. |
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