Help and Hope Happen Here

Jordan Herrle will talk about her 2 bouts with Pediatric Cancer, the first as a 9 year old and the second when she was 11. Now 28, Jordan will speak about her experiences at Camp Ukandu and how those experiences restored her childhood.

May 24, 2021 Mark Levine Season 1 Episode 66
Help and Hope Happen Here
Jordan Herrle will talk about her 2 bouts with Pediatric Cancer, the first as a 9 year old and the second when she was 11. Now 28, Jordan will speak about her experiences at Camp Ukandu and how those experiences restored her childhood.
Show Notes

Jordan Herrle was diagnosed with Acinic Cell Carcinoma when she was 9 years old and relapsed when she was 11 years old. Now at 28 years old, Jordan is a full time medical assistant at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland Oregon, which was the same hospital that she had her cancer treatment at.

Since Jordan was 14, she has spent a week each summer at Camp Ukandu, a camp which welcomes Pediatric Cancer survivors from ages 8-18, is free of charge, and has 130 kids in attendance. Jordan will talk about how that camp both restored her childhood, and has made a lasting impact on her, as she now spends much of her free time volunteering to help  these kids who have gone through similar situations to what she experienced as a Pediatric Cancer survivor.