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A day at Camp COCO

By Debra Pressey
Sunday, July 17, 2005 2:00 PM CDT

BLOOMINGTON – Clad in a bright red safety helmet, 11-year-old Johnathon Eckert of Sidell waits excitedly with a small group of fellow campers to try out a fun new adventure called ziplining.

"I hope I don't get sick on the way down," he confides. "I get nauseated sometimes."

Chemotherapy, unfortunately, can do that to you.

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