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8 | September 20, 2018 | The frankfort station news<br />
frankfortstation.com<br />
HOEDOWN<br />
From Page 5<br />
nice to have those resources<br />
close,” Hoffman said.<br />
The effects of cancer are<br />
wide-reaching, with nearly<br />
everyone being touched by<br />
the disease in one way or<br />
another.<br />
Jane Ryan, of Oak Forest,<br />
has seen the devastating<br />
effects firsthand more<br />
than once. Ryan was by her<br />
daughter’s side as she battled<br />
papillary cell thyroid cancer.<br />
Her daughter couldn’t attend<br />
the Hoedown but is living<br />
a happy and cancer-free<br />
life with her new husband<br />
in Wisconsin, even recently<br />
celebrating her 50th birthday.<br />
While Ryan’s daughter<br />
didn’t personally use the<br />
services offered by The Cancer<br />
Support Center or Camp<br />
Quality, Ryan said The Cancer<br />
Support Center is an incredible<br />
tool for patients that<br />
go beyond treatment, including<br />
one of Ryan’s friends<br />
from line dancing.<br />
“This is a wonderful celebration,”<br />
Ryan said. “One<br />
of the ladies I line dance<br />
with is a cancer survivor too,<br />
and she brought a bunch of<br />
us here. This is an amazing<br />
event – it’s a shame it’s coming<br />
to an end.”<br />
As Rachel Glim of the<br />
Bernie Glim Country Roads<br />
sang “Somewhere Over the<br />
Rainbow,” the stars above<br />
were obscured with balloons.<br />
On each balloon, a<br />
message written to a loved<br />
one; some to honor the victory<br />
of beating cancer, others<br />
of remembrance for those<br />
who lost.<br />
As the balloons soared<br />
upward, the somber sky suddenly<br />
became full of life<br />
again. A stunning firework<br />
show illuminated the sky,<br />
illuminating the balloons as<br />
they voyaged through the<br />
night. The pyrotechnic display<br />
was a fitting conclusion<br />
for the final Hometown Hoedown.<br />
“We wanted to go out with<br />
a boom,” Kahlhammer said.<br />
To learn more about The<br />
Cancer Support Center and<br />
the services the center offers,<br />
visit www.cancersup<br />
portcenter.org.To learn about<br />
Camp Quality, visit www.<br />
campqualityusa.com/il.<br />
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Debi Giordano, of Frankfort, reads the messages written on a series of balloons honoring<br />
or remembering a loved one’s fight with cancer. Rochelle McAuliffe/22nd Century Media