Where will this text show up? In the summer of 1988, Eric Druten was one of the first campers to experience the magic of The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Connecticut. This incredible haven for children with serious illnesses was created by Paul Newman so they would have a place where they could hang out and just be kids. Eric told his mom and dad that he didn’t feel right being the only one to experience this great place so he asked the camp to hold spots for a group of kids from Kansas City and he was determined to figure out a way to bring them back with him the next year. And Eric’s Camp Fund began.
Victorious in the end
When I was a young boy, I was smart, athletic, and, of course, very handsome. These same qualities were engraved in every main character of every book that I read. Many times, I would imagine myself as the main character of the books that I read. I liked to read books that were “out of this world.”
The first set of books I remember really getting into were “The Chronicles of Narnia.” If you are unfamiliar with it, it is a story about children, about my age at the time, (more…)
A Rose is a Rose
A Rose Is A Rose
By Eric Druten
When is a rose not a rose?
When its color is bleached from its petals?
Like draperies that have been stripped of their color
By the unforgiving rays of the sun? (more…)
Many Kinds of Love
Love is a difficult thing to put on paper at best. There are so many types of love, I’m sure I don’t know where to begin. I have experienced many kinds of love in my short life, and I am sure you will take them to heart.
My first love is my love for life; not many people have experienced the struggle that I have to maintain my life. When I first went in, they told us that I had no more time than probably six months. Of course, no one told me this and my love for life flourished and I did not die. With the help of my family and friends, I fought back and am doing fine today. (more…)