Survivor helps kids succeed
When Sarah Kersey, 29, was diagnosed with cancer during her junior year of college, she had no idea that one day she would be thankful for that diagnosis.
After recovering from surgeries, Sarah was looking for a way to connect with young people battling cancer. That’s when she found Flying Horse Farms — a Mount Gilead-based camp for children with serious illnesses and their families.
There’s magic there, Sarah says. She sees it year after year as she witnesses a transformation in kids who are always told they can’t but at camp, they can.
Sarah has embraced camp, from the weeks and weekends she volunteers there to the fun from camp she brings into her third-grade
“Having cancer or surviving cancer doesn’t make you a hero. What makes Sarah a hero is how she dealt with it.”
— Mimi Dane, the camp’s CEO and a fellow cancer survivor
classroom at Dublin’s Wyandot Elementary
Better known by her camp nickname, Gidget, campers and colleagues look to Sarah as someone who embodies the joy and spirit of Flying Horse Farms.
Mimi Dane, the camp’s CEO and a fellow cancer survivor, has witnessed Sarah, of the Northeast Side, embrace camp.
“Having cancer or surviving cancer doesn’t make you a hero,” said Dane. “What makes Sarah a hero is how she dealt with it.”