PHOTOS: Hanging out at Georgia's Camp Kudzu

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Journal-Constitution reporter Alexis Stevens is still a happy camper at age 49, volunteering yearly at Camp Kudzu. The camp, where children and teens with type 1 diabetes can chill out and have a blast getting back to nature.

AJC reporter Alexis Stevens (center) celebrates living 41 years with Type 1 diabetes at a recent summer camp session.

Campers bond through music during a recent session of Camp Kudzu, for kids and teens living with Type 1 diabetes. "Giving back just feels good," the AJC's Alexis Stevens writes. "Over the years, so many people volunteered their time so that I could be that kid getting into a canoe for the first time or climbing a tree for a ropes course."

Volunteers and campers perform on stage.

Campers celebrate their medical accomplishments during Camp Kudzu. "Life with any chronic disease is rough. Life with Type 1 diabetes means the disease is in constant focus," the AJC's Alexis Stevens says.

Campers work on tie-dye creations during a recent session of Camp Kudzu, for kids and teens living with Type 1 diabetes.

Campers climb the rock wall at a recent session of Camp Kudzu for kids and teens with Type 1 diabetes. "I’ve lost track of how many times I have gone over the years, and some of my friends think I’ve lost my mind to do this at my age," Stevens says. "Now, I’m one of the “old-timers” who goes, hoping to show the younger generation that they can thrive with this relentless disease."

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Credit: Jennie Clayton/Special to The AJC

AJC reporter Alexis Stevens (center) celebrates living 41 years with Type 1 diabetes at a recent summer camp session.

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