Summer and swimming go hand in hand for most, a trip to the Papio Bay Aquatic Center is a yearly field trip for campers at camp COHOLO.

"It's fun, because it's stuff you don't get to do every day," says camper Harrison Hall.

10-year-old Hall was at the camp near Gretna on Monday with his friend and school mate Henry Zander.

From Lincoln, both boys say they have shared a lot together throughout their friendship this past year. One of which is a bit unusual for most their age. "I was terrified beyond belief," says Zander. That's what he felt when he found out his friend Harrison was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma this year. Now, he's nearing the end of his treatment.

Henry, like Harrison has been through cancer too. Along with everyone at camp COHOLO.

"This camp, everybody had cancer, so every one of them knows what it's like so that's something to talk about and other kids won't get scared or anything," says camp organizer Anisa Hoie.

It's Harrison's first time at camp COHOLO. Although his treatment hasn't been fun, this camp is. And it's meant to be that way.

"We don't talk about their diseases, we don't dwell on those kinds of things. We want them to just come here and be kids," says Hoie.

The most unpopular room throughout the whole camp is probably the one that holds all of the medication, but the meds are necessary for volunteer medical staff to keep these children healthy while they're at camp.

"They do all the different activities that we can do out here for them, but at the same time, they receive the medical care that they need, and a lot of these kids that attend, because of their medical needs, would not be able to attend another summer camp," says Hoie who is also an oncology nurse at Children's hospital.

Volunteers from the medical field administer the care needed for the children, who are currently or have been patients at either the Nebraska Medical Center or Children's hospital at one time.

COHOLO stands for courage, hope and love. That's what Henry, who's 7 years in remission and other survivors try to give those who are going through it now.

"I told him that I've done it. If I can do it, you can do it. Your going to be all right, just tough it out," Zander says. He will always be there to support Harrison. It's just one friendship made closer by of all things, cancer.

This is the 26th year for camp COHOLO. Many former campers return to volunteer and help run the camp each year.

Organizers say there have been a lot of new faces this year.

6 to 11-year-olds camp during the first part of the week and then, 12 to 17-year-olds finish the camp out.