Camp No Limits aims to build confidence in children with limb differences

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Santino Iamunno was born without most of his right hand, and the 11-year-old tends to keep that hand in his pocket when around new people, just to avoid the questions.

But that's not something he worries about at Camp No Limits, where all the young campers are dealing with limb loss or limb differences.

"It feels nice because I don’t have to, like, explain what happened that often," Santino said. "Because outside of camp, I’ll get a lot of questions like, 'What happened?' And I mean, I’ll explain it to them. But here, it’s better here, because I don’t have to."

Founded in 2004, Camp No Limits holds sessions in Maine, Missouri, Maryland, Florida, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, California and a special one in Connecticut, where the counselors are physical and occupational therapy students at Quinnipiac University, a private school with about 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

At the four-day program, campers stay in the Quinnipiac dorms, attend physical therapy sessions, learn about prosthetics and other equipment and are taught life hacks such as how to tie their shoes, put their hair in a ponytail or climb stairs. They also can challenge themselves physically with activities such as learning or relearning how to ride a bicycle and trying out sled hockey.

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Jeni Rhodes' 8-year-old daughter Anya lost her left leg to cancer. She said seeing Anya push herself at camp to overcome obstacles and experience joy again has been special.

"She was able to get on a bike today and for the first time since her amputation last year," Rhodes said. "So it’s a big opportunity