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    Kicking butts

    For Madeline Pitre, the fight against tobacco use is deeply personal.  In 2016, the 16-year-old lost her grandmother to the lung-disease emphysema, which she’d acquired from a lifetime of smoking.  “This event greatly impacted me, as I am sure that she would have been with my family longer if not for her continued cigarette use,” […]

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    Building your mental muscle

    Think about the strongest people you know. Against all odds, they focused on getting up and getting better. They did not stay down; they crawled, persevered and made it from the valley to the peak. Despite the hand they were dealt, they expressed gratitude for what they have rather than focusing on what they lacked. […]

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    My transformation story: Jill Street

    BEFORE MY TRANSFORMATION  After retirement as a registered nurse, it seemed I was busier than ever. I thought that since I was more active, I wouldn’t have a problem with my weight. In truth, I have suffered with weight issues all my life — up and down, and up and down, rinse and repeat. It […]

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    Overcomer: Choosing to not give up

    For years, Sondra Striker went through a string of psychologists, psychiatrists and medications — all in an effort to “just be normal.” A native of New York, who was raised in Texas, Striker’s first memory of being in a psychologist’s office and placed on medication was at age 5. At the time, she was struggling […]

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