Julie LaFave was about six months pregnant when she attended the New York State Fair in 2011 and was lovingly heckled by a carnie. He said, “Ma’am, you can’t be stealing the basketballs from us.”

LaFave said the memory still makes her laugh – and a memento from that day hangs on her wall at home; a grainy, happy reminder of just how far she’s come.

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