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Shaz’s story – read it and be inspired and motivated

March 26, 2011 Carly Findlay 4 Comments

One of the young people I mentored through ChIPS is doing incredible things.Sharlene (or Shaz as she prefers) is doing her final year of high school, with a goal to become a lawyer and fight for disability rights.She captained a team of eight at the last camp I went on.She is … [Read more...]

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End of an era – ChIPS camp and farewell to the program

January 21, 2011 Carly Findlay 3 Comments

I am sad to have finished up as a volunteer mentor at the Chronic Illness Peer Support (ChIPS) program at the Royal Children's Hospital. But so very happy to have made a difference to so many young people's lives.Last night I returned from my last ChIPS camp as a mentor. After … [Read more...]

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On why I blog

May 23, 2010 Carly Findlay 4 Comments

So I was asked a few questions by a lovely Norwegian called Soul Princess. I happened to find one of her blogs because I did a search for bloggers who love Silverchair.Here are her questions. I think they are really pertinent to me, particularly for my upcoming research on the … [Read more...]

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ChIPS Camp

January 30, 2010 Carly Findlay 4 Comments

So as I mentioned last week, I went to camp as a volunteer staff member for three days.The camp was organised and run by members and staff of the Chronic Illness Peer Support (ChIPS) program, part of the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.It held on a large recreation campsite … [Read more...]

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Camp costume

January 24, 2010 Carly Findlay 2 Comments

Before I went to camp, I said I'd post a photo of me in my costume.The theme was '10' - to signify 10 ChIPS camps.On the second night, we had a 10th birthday party, complete with games that 10 years olds would have played (well before the trend for makeup parties, stretch hummers … [Read more...]

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