Bloomfield resident Liz Beman, prepares to plant flowers at MS Vacation Week, held at Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks, An Oak Hill Center, a fully accessible, barrier-free summer camp located in Hebron.  Beman is one of over 40 campers attending this year’s MS Vacation Week, June 14 – 19.  The weeklong holiday is an annual program hosted by the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, for people living with the disabling effects of multiple sclerosis, a disease for which there is no cure.  Beman, diagnosed in her 20s,  enjoys coming for the week to participate in the many activities and to talk and build friendships with other campers who have multiple sclerosis.  Beman says her favorite activities are swimming and dancing.  For more information on MS, its effects and the many ways the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, assists people living with MS, visit ctfightsMS.org.  

CUTLINE: Seymour resident Rick Trapani, poses with life guard, Siobhan Child, of England and Rick’s second catch of the day – a sunfish – at the dock at Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks, An Oak Hill Center.  The fully accessible, barrier-free summer camp, located in Hebron, is the home of this year’s MS Vacation Week held June 14 – 19.  The weeklong holiday is an annual program hosted by the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, for people living with the disabling effects of multiple sclerosis, a disease for which there is no cure.  Trapani, one of 6,500 people in Connecticut diagnosed with the disease, has been coming to camp for four years.   For more information on MS, its effects and the many ways the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, assists people living with MS, visit ctfightsMS.org.  

CUTLINE: Kensington resident Mary Bois enjoys the sun as she plants flowers at MS Vacation Week, held at Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks, An Oak Hill Center.  The fully accessible, barrier-free summer camp located in Hebron is home to over 40 campers attending this year’s MS Vacation Week, June 14 – 19.  The weeklong holiday is an annual program hosted by the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, for people living with the disabling effects of multiple sclerosis, a disease for which there is no cure.  Bois, a mother of three, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1982.  She is a leader of an MS support group in Middletown that meets once a month.  Bois, who has been coming to camp since 1999, says this week is like a support group times 1000.  She said everyone has MS and knows how difficult it can be – everyone supports each other and does a lot of laughing.  For more information on MS, its effects and the many ways the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, assists people living with MS, visit ctfightsMS.org.