For people whose "routine" is defined by medical tests, treatments, and hospital stays, vacation is not a luxury. It is an absolute necessity to step out - even for a few days - from the depths of despair and fear, into blessed moments of joy and release.

Each year, Ezer Mizion coordinates summer camps for children and parents with cancer and their families. Our Summer Camp is the annual highlight of ongoing cancer support activities that Ezer Mizion arranges for these children and their families. The summer camps include exciting activities, trips, fun and entertainment, all under top level medical supervision.

The serious illness of a parent or child impacts the whole family unit. When the entire family is involved in fighting serious illness, those who are closest and most important are often "left behind". The Summer Camp activities that are geared both for the cancer patients and their family members give the children themselves a chance to relax and, at the same time, to restore the delicate network of family relationships that are strained by repeated hospitalizations through the course of treatment.

At Ezer Mizion, we know that happiness and optimism give cancer patients the strength to fight their illness.  A positive state of mind is every bit as vital for recovery as are radiation, chemotherapy and drug therapy.  The Ezer Mizion summer camp is the practical response to this need, fortifying cancer patients and their families in their struggle with life threatening illness.