Chapter 25Katherine Welsh became director of the camp. She slid into the role easily and was doing a top-rate job. She followed the experiences she’d had with Rachel and oversaw, rather than participated in the day-to-day activities.
Also, Katherine found the name of Dr. Sheila Anderson, at the Portland Children’s Hospital in Oregon. Subsequently, she and I went to Portland to talk to Dr. Anderson.
Dr. Anderson was touted as the leading authority on children’s disabilities. She was a little older than I was, but had energy to spare. She could have run us both into the ground. When we explained about the camp, her eyes bugged out of her head.
“That sounds fantastic,” she exclaimed. “I’ve often wondered why something like this hasn’t been done before.”
When we explained that we wanted to
