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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:\u00a0www.RelayForLife.org\/WesternBroomeNY. For information about another relay event, visit\u00a0www.RelayForLife.org\/. (Provided Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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 \u2013 and that\u2019s what I will be doing as I participate in this relay.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

It may not yet be easy for me to walk the track; in fact it may be quite difficult. But I\u2019ve come to realize that sometimes those things worth pursuing aren\u2019t always easy.<\/p>\n

I still have some difficulty walking the way I\u2019d like, but I will be out there, doing my best and that\u2019s what matters. Whether I walk a just a little or a lot, the American Cancer Society has my support.<\/p>\n

To support the team Healthy Steps fundraising goal for this year\u2019s 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<\/a> or call 1-800-227-2345. Donations may also be sent in the mail at: 2015 R.F.L. Western Broome (Healthy Steps)
\nAmerican Cancer Society
\n13 Beech St.,
\nJohnson City, N.Y. 13790.<\/p>\n

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If you want to follow my weight-loss journey, read about it occasionally in my column, \u201cHealthy steps\u201d or you can watch my weight-loss journey unfold and show your support by liking the page https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GretchenGetFit<\/a> on Facebook or following me on Twitter @GretchenGetFit.<\/p>\n

Contact the writer at gbalshuweit@thedailyreview.com.
\nHealthy steps is written by Gretchen\u00a0Balshuweit, 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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