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By
booking your Summer holiday, you’re helping us have Serious Fun!
"Two great moments in my life were my 10 days
in Barretstown and when my treatment finished."
- Camper, aged 12, Ireland
"Barretstown is a place of fun, a place of laughter, a place where
illness is forgotten."
- Parents, Ireland
Being ill is never fun. Being a child and having a serious illness is certainly not fun for the child or their family.
By booking online at http://www.travel-ireland-hotels.com, you are helping children with cancer, blood disorders and other serious illnesses from Ireland and 21 other European countries come to a magical castle in Co. Kildare called Barretstown. |
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The
children who come to Barretstown have spent a long time in hospital and
have been denied ordinary childhood experiences such as making friends,
developing independence and social skills.The children and their families
come to Barretstown completely free of charge, with transport and medical
care costs included.
That’s why Barretstown has to raise €4.5 million each year
to help 1,500 children and family members have Serious Fun.
Barretstown’s challenging activity programmes, backed by medical specialists, are designed to help children deal with the emotional trauma of their illness. Hospitals take care of the physical effects of serious illness.Barretstown helps to heal the emotional scars.
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The
children, aged between 7 and 17 are encouraged to take part in activities
including canoeing, drama, horse riding, music and even climbing a
40ft tower! Through their successes they stop seeing themselves as sick kids and use their new-found confidence and skills to deal with the challenges of their everyday lives. |
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Camper, aged 15, Scotland |