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Laurie Skrivan The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Where Scars Don't Matter"


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"I don't want people to look at me differently," said Jeremy Burr, 12, "I just want people to treat me the same," said Burr, who was severely burned in a house fire, suffering burns all over his body. Over the years the camp has increased Jeremy's self-image. "There was a time when we couldn't get Jeremy to wear shorts and short-sleeve shirts, but now he does it all the time," said his grandmother.

Children who have survived life-altering fires are treated to a week "to forget their scars and just be children" at a Lake of the Ozarks camp. It is time for campers to make new friends, to get away from assuming glances and to learn more about themselves.

 

 

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