All visitors had to scrub down before entering the room , and her mother had to wear a surgical mask if she slept there . In 1996 , Catherine Newman discovered she had aplastic anemia , hospital stays being her norm . Hole in the Wall Gang Camps , started by Paul Newman , helped her transition to more normal life . There , campers learn how the world might be if a diagnosis did n't affect their every move . As Catherine finishes up her first year of college , she looks forward to many possibilities .
In 1996 , Catherine Newman discovered she had aplastic anemia , hospital stays being her norm . Hole in the Wall Gang Camps , started by Paul Newman , helped her transition to more normal life . There , campers learn how the world might be if a diagnosis did n't affect their every move . As Catherine finishes up her first year of college , she looks forward to many possibilities .