Temple, Texas is blessed to have a state of the art and Lone Star State leading medical facility that is specifically equipped to treat the youngest of ill patients not just in Central Texas, but from anywhere else that needs advanced treatment technology.

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As a smaller city, thankfully the sickest among our smallest does not fill all of the beds and that leaves several experts and caregivers plenty of extra time and space to extend the reach of McLane's Children's Medical Center in Temple to treat kids from hundreds of miles away.

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As someone who has spent the majority of my life in and out of children's hospitals, specialty clinics, and operating rooms, it could not be more satisfying to see a camp like this available for those among us experiencing the most challenging of paths in life.

What is Camp Dreamcatcher?

According to this KCEN article, Camp Dreamcatcher is a summer camp much like any other that you may have enjoyed in your youth, but it is specifically arranged to care for the most vulnerable and fragile of youth currently being treated for cancer, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, and other severe diseases.

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Camp Dreamcatcher has been putting smiles on children's faces that are often to come by due to their medical circumstances for 25 years. No child is turned away thanks to generous endowments and donations, so if you would like to contribute to bringing joy to ill children, please click here for more info.

BEHOLD: These Are the Best Places for Camping In Texas

These are the most beautiful places for camping, glamping, and RV living it up in Texas.

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Chill Out This Summer at the 6 Best Swimming Holes in Texas

Feeling hot, hot, hot? Here are six of the best swimming holes in Texas to get your chill on and lower that core temperature.

Trips to Discover and The Crazy Tourist both list the following six places as the best places to cool off this summer in the great state of Texas. You'll want to keep this list handy as the mercury rises and the sweat starts to pour!

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This is Where AI Thinks You Should Retire in Texas

If you’re thinking about where to retire in the Lone Star State, stop. We have computers to do our thinking now. 

Okay, I’m kidding, but when I asked artificially intelligent bot brain ChatGPT for the best places to retire in Texas, these are the answers it spit out, along with this disclaimer: “Please note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be other great places to retire in Texas that are not included here. It is always best to research and visit the place before making a decision.

Good advice, but let’s look at the top places it recommended and decide for ourselves, shall we? Some look like winners, but some have us wondering if the computer is short-circuiting.

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