Diagnosed just last May with a rare intellectual disability called SHINE syndrome, Kelsey would be fulfilling a personal dream working at the stand, as well as part of her family's dream with the camp — giving back to those in the community with disabilities.

When Kelsey was 4 years old, her parents, Amanda and Brian Dardeen, knew something was different about their youngest daughter.

An EEG, which measures electrical activity in the brain using small, metal discs called electrodes attached to the scalp, showed seizure activity in Kelsey's brain. It would require medication to control the symptoms.

Kelsey has adapted to the EEGs and frequent medication, learning early on what she takes, when and why. She keeps a Gatorade water bottle close by to hit her goal of drinking 64 ounces of water a day to combat the side effects of her medication, one being kidney complications.

"She needs to know that this is her body, and know what she's taking," Amanda said, "This is what we do.”