Colorado Experience
The Healing Power of Joy
Season 10 Episode 7 | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
A summer camp that allows kids with a medical diagnosis to just be kids.
Roundup River Ranch Camp gives kids with serious medical diagnoses a chance to enjoy summer camp despite their diagnoses. The camp, in a valley near Gypsum, is complete with a medical facility, dining hall, cabins and, of course, many fun activities. The documentary covers the importance of the camp, the history of the land and follows two campers through their stay.
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Colorado Experience
The Healing Power of Joy
Season 10 Episode 7 | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Roundup River Ranch Camp gives kids with serious medical diagnoses a chance to enjoy summer camp despite their diagnoses. The camp, in a valley near Gypsum, is complete with a medical facility, dining hall, cabins and, of course, many fun activities. The documentary covers the importance of the camp, the history of the land and follows two campers through their stay.
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[VOICES OF KIDS] [OVATIONS] - [KIDS SPEAKING] - SO WE... - [NIÑOS HABLAN] - AS Í QIF I SAY I LIKE YOUR SHIRT.
BUT THEN AFTER PERO DESPU ÉS DE QUE LO HICE, AHALL THE GOOD FUN WORDS.
- DO YOU KNOW WH'RE GOING TO BRING?
- ¿SABES EL ANIILD-A-BEAR AND SUPPORTS ME IN - YOUR SPECIAL BUILD-A-BEAR.
(MUSIC) - I AM LIZ, AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND,ÚSICA) - YO SOY LIZ, Y ESTE PARENTS, AND WE ARE AT OUR HOUSE IN Y NOSOTROS SOMOS LOS PADRES DE MAGGIE, Y ESTAMOS EN NUESTRA CASCENTENNIAL.
[KID [KIDS SMILING] [NIÑOS HABLANDO EN LA PAON, LOVES TR TIENE MUCHA PASI ÓN, LE ENCANTA PROBARHER SISTER.
SHE LOVES PLAYING, HAVING FUN, PRETTY TYPICAL KID.
- THE MOST EMPATHETIC PERSON IS HOW I WOULD DESCRIBE MAGGIE, I MEAN, I THINK OUR BIGGEST FIRST CLUE WAS THE SLEEP.
QUIERO DECIR, CREO QUE NUESTRA MAYOR PRERASHE JUST REALLY, REALLY S - POLESTONES BUT WAS STILL STMUCHOS HITOS DEL DESARROLLO, PERO FUE CON LO OF WHEN WE STARTED DABBLING AND TAKING HER AS Í QUE AH Í ES CUANERS.
- IT'S NEUROFIBROMATOSIS.
CURRENTLY NURSES AND DOCTORS, AND SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO WORK ON A CURE TO END IT.
BASICALLY, SOMETHING THAT GROWS TUMORS IN, AND I'LL SAY, B ÁSICAMENTE, ES ALGO QUE HACE CRECER TUMORES, Y YOKE I HAVE MORE THAN 11.
CHROMOSOME.
HE HAS TUMORS, UNFORTUNATELY, AS Í QUE, PARA ELLA, TIENE LOS TUINE AND KIND OF INTO HER SPINE AND DOWN HER QUE EST ÁN EN SU ESPINA DORSAL, M REALLY PAINFUL.
OR TWO SURGERIES, ONE RIGHT HERE, - UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE TENGO UNO EN LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL.A ES INOPERABLE, FUE ENTONCES CUANDO, APROXIORAL CHEMO TO KIND OF KEEP, DECIDIMOS INICIAR LAE GOAL, BUT IF ANYTHING, - SHE'S NOT SICK ALL THE TIME, - S HER BODY A LONG TIME TO VEIZE THAT SHE'S ANY SANAR DE LAS COSAS.
PERO YO DIR ÍA QUE LA MAYOR ÍA DE LA GENTE NO RECONOCE QUE ELLDIFFERENT, THAN SHE WAS BEFORE.
DIFERENTE DE LO QUE ERA ANTES.
- NO PUEDES QUE HEMOS TENIDO D - UNO Y POR LO TANTO, EL HEC CONDUCTUAL, Y Í. MO REPRES QUED ¿RECI ¿EST REALMENT - POR LO TANTO, EL ESTAMOS JUSTO AL LADO CONTAMOS CON TENEMORA DELOS SUMINIST TODO PARA ASEGURARNOS DE QUE EMERGENCIAS U HOSPITAL ARA SENTIRSE - CADA C AS Í QUE ANTES DE ENTRAR, UST A GU ÍA PARA Y ME AYUDA A MANTENE TODO EST Á - ES M PONOT LA ENFER - NUESTRA MI IMPORTANTE MA DA MIEDO PORQUE ES IDOR DEL CORRRO M ÉDICO CON EXPERIENCI PROBABLEMENTE TAMBR.
H. AH QU Í.
- JUST LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW THERE, THOUSANDS OF YEARS, AND WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S NOT LOST ON U - ROUND UP RIVER RANCHLIVED ON BY THE UTE PEOPLE, AND WE KNOW THAT THEY USED THE HIGH POINTS OF CAMP FOR LOOKOUTS.
DE CAMPAMENTO PARA VIG ÍAS.
EN REALIDAD TENEMOS PERTY THAT WE'LL NUNCA SE DESARNIFICANCE.
THE FIRST OLDEST BUILDING AT CAMP IS THE TRAPPER'S CABIN, QUE EST Á ABAJO EN NUESTRA PRADERA Y DE MN IN OUR LOWER MEADOW AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING ES DONDE LOS TRAMPEROS SOL ÍAN VENIR Y Q COME AND STAY WHILE THEY WERE ATRAPANDO CASTORES., , AS Í QUE AHORA MISMOSTEAD CABIN, QUE ES EL SEGUNDO EDIFICIO M ÁS ANTIGUO SECOND OLDEST BUILDING AT CAMP.
THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN, WE THINK, 1885.
ES, EN MUCHOS SENTIDOS, EL CORAZ S THE HEART OF CAMP.
POR LO TANTO, ESTE ES EL PRINCIPAL ESPACIO DE LAIN LIVING SPACE OF THE HOMESTEAD CABIN, AND AT THIS TABLE THE ORIGINAL FUNDS WERE RAISED TO BUILD ROUNDUP RIVER RANCH.
ESTAS SON TODAS LAS FOTOS TAN INTH DESIGN.
MUCHAS FOTOS DEL R ÍCOLORADO RIVER AND THE BANKS.
WHICH IS BEAUTIF EN ELE WAAN DE USAR ESE CAMPO TODO ETHE TRANSCE SUMMY MIENTRRAMMING S. WOMBATS HAVE SQUARPOOP.
(MUSIC) - THE SS LIFEGUARD.
- EL SOCORRISTA DE LAS SS.- ¿Y QU É V ARE WE GOING TO DO?
[LAUGHING] [RISAS] - Y LUEGO VAS A READDLE THAT WAY, OKAY?
- MUY BIEN, ¿QUI GHT, WHO'S NEXT?
- ENTONCESF THEY WANT TO COUNSELOR OR WITH THEIR FRIENDS, AND THEY GET TO LEARN SOME COOL T ÉCNICAS DE REMO Y TAMBI ÉN IDEAS CREATIVAS D ALSO CREATIVE IDEAS AND MAKING NEW - GREYSON YOU HAVE A BOAT NAME?
-NO?
- NO, IS NO.
-¿NO?
AS ÍME IS NO?
[LAS] - VER A EDICAL CONDICIONES Y TODAS SUS BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE HIS SILLA DE RUE ANOTHER, IT'S JUST REALMENTE INSPIRADIGHT TO SEE.
- ?
PADDLE BACKWARDS ON YOUR LEFT SIDE.
WHEN I PUSH YOU OFF, OKAY?
- PADDLES UP.
1, 2, 3.
- ¡NO S - I DON'T KNOW!
.
ALMOST 13 ACTUALLY.
WE HAVE SOME CHICKENS, AND I AM KIND OF A CRAZY CHICKEN PERSON AHORA.
- SOY JOHN SAUNDERS.
- SOY AMBER SAUNDERS.
- BIENVENIDOS A NUESTRA CASA CON GRAYSON AQU Í EN CASTLENOW.
- I'M JOHN SAUNDERS.
DE- GREYSON HERE IN CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO.
- GREYSON IS A FIRECRACKER.
- WHO LOVES TO INSTIGATE PEOPLE, HE LOVES TO JOKE AROUND, AND HE LOVES PRANKS, JUST LIKE MOST LITTLE BOYS.
[RISAS] [GRITO DIVERTIDO] ES UN VIAJE UN POCO SALVAJE ENING] [FUN SCREAM] IT'S A BIT OF A WILD RIDE ADES AUTOINMUNES, INSUFICIENCIA HEP ÁTICA, DOLO SO AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, LIVER FAILURE, PAIN.
- DOS MESES DESPU ÉS K, - HE WAS JAUNDICE, SO A YELLOW TINGE TO HIS SKIN, SOME YELLOWNESS CREEPING INTO HIS EYES.
- SO, WE BROUGHTDESCRITO EN SUS OJOS.
FINE.
HE'LL BE FINE.
THEY JUST SAID HIS ESTABA ATACANDO SU H ÍGADO.
- MIS GL R TO BUBBLE.
BUT STILL PRETTY SEVERE.
(MUSIC) PEOPLE CAME OVER.
LA GENTE VEN ÍA.
SI HAY C ÉLULAS DE M ÉO, EL FUEGO AMIGO DETERAT'S AN ENEMY AND START ATLA.Y ESO ES L'S WHAT IT DID.
Í MISMO Y S Í, DE HECHO TENGO UN TRASPLANTE DE UN HOMBRE BONI ACTUALLY GOT A TRANSPLANT FROM A KIND MAN, ALL THE WAY FROM PSDE POLONIA.
- NUNCA LO HAB Í LA RADIACI ÓN Y EL SISTEMA INMUNOL ÓGICO DE ALGUIEATION AND SOMEBODY ELSE'S IMMUNE SYSTEM.
- MY MOM AND DAD ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE, EST ÁN AQU Í PWHOLE ENTIRE JOURNEY.
A LO QUE ME GUSTA LLAMAR UN CAML A DUMP TRUCK ON A RAINBOW.
- NOS ESTAMOS APODERANDO DE ESTA VIDG THIS LIFEON THE OTHER SIDE AND FORWARD TO.
(MUSIC) THROUGH THE SAME THING.
- TIENE LA OPORTUNIDAD DE HACERE'S... - MAKING NEW FRIENDS - DEHE COMES BACK AND AND WE DO NEW SO [LAUGHING] [MUSIC] [OVATIONS] - MOST KIDS HERE ARE SO MUCHVOS DE LO QUE SON CUAN'RE AT HOME THAT WE NEED TO NECESITAMOS SEPERSONAL DE COCINA Y NUESTRO AZING AT FIGURING OUT VERY DIETAS COMPLICADAS, NECESIDADES DIET ÉTICAS ESPELICATED DIETS, SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS.
- A MEDIDA QUE LOS TIONS, REPASAMOS SUS ALERGIAS O RESTRICCIONES DIET IR ALLERGIES OR SPECIAL DIET RESTRICTIONS, Y LUEGO ME ENV ÍAN ESOS GR ÁFICOS B ÁSICAMENTE A M Í.
- Y PODEMOS ENCARGARNOS DE TO ME.
TIENENO A LO LARGO DEL D ÍA CON EL FIN DE MANTENER SU ENERG ÍA HAVE NUTRITIOUS AND HEALTHY FOOD AT THE RIGHT CALORIE LEVEL SIMPLEMENTUT THE DAY IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN THEIR ENERGY AND THAT - ESTO ES COMO LA BIBLIA PARA M Í PARA LA SEMANA Y UNA FORMA DE COMPR DOESN'T HAPPEN.
IF I DIDN'T HAVE THIS I WOULD BE JUST IN A HEAP OF MESS.
S. UNLESS THE CAMPER JUST HAS A C ÓMETE TUS ESPAGUETIS Y ES EMOCIONANTE Y DIVERTIDBUT THEN YOU JUST LIKE, YEAH.
THEY DON'T LIKE IT, BUT MOST OF THE TIME, ESPECIALLY IF LOS CAMPISTAS HAN ESTADO AQU Í ORE, THEY KNOW IT'S COMING, THEY AN D THGUETIS.
ES MUY GRACI SO MESSY.
[LAUGHING] [RISAS] - QUIERO QUE LA GENTE SEPA QUE EL CAMPAMENTO ES UWANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT CAMP IS A SPECIAL PLAC PLALOS NIÑOS SEAN NIÑOS.
ES UN LACE.
HAVE.
TO H PARA PASAR UN LUGAR PARA DIVERTIRSE.
- UNA DE LAS COSAS EXCITED ES QUE CUANDO CU AT CAMP, IT'S SORT OF LIKE YOU LIFT THE LID, RIGHT?
DEJAS SALIR TODO, ESO HA ESTADO EMBOTELLANDT EVERYTHING OUT, THAT THEY'VE BEEN BOTTLING UP FOR MONTHS AND YEARS SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES THE ENERGY IS [PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE] [CLAPPING AND OVATIONS] - AS Í QUE SE ENCUEN- SO THEY FIND .
- GET UP!
[OVATIONS] - CAMP MEANS SO MUCH TO US BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, HE GETS TOAMIGOS.TIENE LA OPORTUNIDAD DE HACER COSASS TO DO A SA IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE A, I CAN STEP BACK AND BREATHE FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT AND IT'S GREAT BECAUS - 100%, SIN COST - 100%.
- 100%, THERE'S NO COST.
- IF YOU CAN'T DRIVE THEM, THEY'LL PICK THEM UP.
THE COMMUNITY OF HAVING A KID WHO HAS SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL AND IT'S JUST AN AMAZING, GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
SO, WE'RE SO THANKFUL.
AND I MAKING MINE GREEN.
Y ESTOY HACIENDO EL M ÍO VERDE.
(M ÚSI(MUSIC) DOWN THE ZIP LINE AND CLIMB UP THE ROCK WALL.
- HAY COMO TONELADAS DE ACTIVIDADES Y E'S LIKE TONS OF ACTIVITIES AND THE CHALLENGE POR SUPU Y ME ENCANTA, Y ELLOS PIENSAN ESTA ES EL MEJS THE BEST CAMP EVER, SO YEAH.
- UNA DE MISACLES AND MY OTHER AND I GET TO MEET LOTS OF NEW AMIGOS.
- HAY UNA PIEZA Y HAY UNA SANACI ÓN QUE EST ÓMAGO MIENTRAS CONDUCES POR EL R FEELING THAT YOU GET IN YOUR STOMACH AS YOU DRIVE DOWN COLORADO RIVER ROAD AND YOU SEE THE GATES YOU CAN LEAVE CAMP, BUT CAMP NEVER LEAVES YOU.
Y CREO QHAT INCREDIBLE S COSAS POR SMILE ABOUT WHEN WE'RE YOU CAES EL NIÑO ENFERMO,DO, BECASTICOS, Y PARA ES EVERY DAY.
I FOUND THE MOST JOY IS WOW, EXPERIE PODEMOS OFRECER ESTA EXPERIENCIA DE CAMPAMENTO ENCONTRAR ALEGR ÍA EN EA ES EXTRAORDINARIO.
(M ÚSICA) TODAY, THE FIRST GOAL IS YOUR STRETCH GOAL, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUSH YOURSELF TO DO AS Í QUE ESO ES ALGO EN LO QUE VAS A ESFORZARTE A HACTHAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BITUNCOMFORTABLE FOR YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY, THEN WE'RE GOING TO SET A GOAL PEOPLE, SO IT HELPS US TO BE THDA A SER ESA PATADA POSITIVA EN LA DIRECCI ÓN CORRECTA.
(MUSIC) (M ÚSICA) DECIR, ¿REP WHEN YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD DO IT?
[VOICES IN THE BACK] (M USIC) (M ÚSICA) [OVACION[OVATIONS] [ZIP LINE SOUND] [SONIDO DE TIROL- OH YEAH.
(MUSIC)
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