In this photo, an illuminated balloon chain was made recently by those attending the Relay for Life Kickoff event for the Western Broome County Relay for Life. The Relay for Life event is scheduled to take place rain or shine from 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 until 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 17 at Dave Sammon Field in Vestal, N.Y. For information about this event, or to join or support a team or participant, visit the event website at: www.RelayForLife.org/WesternBroomeNY. For information about another relay event, visit www.RelayForLife.org/. (Provided Photo)
The time has finally approached where I, along many others from the region, will be taking to the track to support the Relay for Life.
The Western Broome County Relay for Life event will be held from 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, until 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Dave Sammon Field in Vestal, N.Y.
Walking in the Relay for Life for me has been a goal of mine since 2011, when someone I care about was diagnosed with cancer.
This is not the first person in my life to have been touched by cancer, but this time it drove me to want to finally do something – and that’s what I will be doing as I participate in this relay.
While I still have a long ways to go on my weight-loss journey, I decided not so long ago not to put the fulfillment of my goal off any longer.
It may not yet be easy for me to walk the track; in fact it may be quite difficult. But I’ve come to realize that sometimes those things worth pursuing aren’t always easy.
I still have some difficulty walking the way I’d like, but I will be out there, doing my best and that’s what matters. Whether I walk a just a little or a lot, the American Cancer Society has my support.
To support the team Healthy Steps fundraising goal for this year’s Relay for Life or to join the team, visit the team page on the Relay for Life website at: main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY15EA?team_id=1760982&pg=team&fr_id=67039 or call 1-800-227-2345. Donations may also be sent in the mail at: 2015 R.F.L. Western Broome (Healthy Steps)
American Cancer Society
13 Beech St.,
Johnson City, N.Y. 13790.
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If you want to follow my weight-loss journey, read about it occasionally in my column, “Healthy steps” or you can watch my weight-loss journey unfold and show your support by liking the page https://www.facebook.com/GretchenGetFit on Facebook or following me on Twitter @GretchenGetFit.
Contact the writer at gbalshuweit@thedailyreview.com.
Healthy steps is written by Gretchen Balshuweit, news editor and now health and wellness page columnist for The Daily Review in Towanda, Pa. as she pursues her own journey to health and wellness in hopes of losing a total of 200-250 pounds of excess weight.
