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You've got to be kidding me, I have Breast Cancer? My name is Madelene Boudreaux. I just had my 51st birthday and my present was cancer. Although it wasn't the present I was expecting, I have decided to embrace it as such. My life as it existed is changed. Even though my diagnosis is that I have the most common breast cancer you can have (80% of the women who get breast cancer have this one) and the actual tumor was only 1.2 centimeters and there was only a microscopic spec in one lymph node... things just changed overnight. I feel confident that I will be healed with all the surgery, chemo and radiation, as well as the prayers, the shift in lifestyle and health changes, all of this with God as my Healer overseeing the whole plan. Most importantly, sunsets are more beautiful, my children are more precious and I cry for everything. Such clarity prevails, where life was blurry. I know my healing will come gently through trusted medical professionals, faith in a loving God and prayerful friends. I am surrounded by love with my family of eight kids and a great husband and a community of kind spirits!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

DEAL OR NO DEAL?




About a month or so ago during one of the school masses we were awarded Rayne Catholic's Supporter of the Year award. Last night Ricky and I were recognized at Rayne Catholic's Dinner Dance for receiving that award. We have had children attending Rayne Catholic consecutively for the last 25 years. We have certainly done our fair share of volunteering over the years, but were totally surprised this year when our names were announced for Supporters of the Year! This honor comes at a time when we have felt totally loved and supported through the kind works of everyone (teachers, students and parents) at Rayne Catholic. Whatever we have given has certainly come back seven-fold in our time of despair and need. Rayne Catholic is, by far, a great place for our children to receive a great education as well as witness living examples of Christ in action everyday.
It was a stretch for me to be out on a Saturday night, am usually in bed by 8:30 or 9. But we enjoyed the evening very much. The theme for the dinner dance was DEAL OR NO DEAL. What a treat it was when some of the RCE dads came out all dressed alike as the "Suitcase girls" of DEAL OR NO DEAL!! Pay close attention to their COORS Light Suitcases! Very entertaining!
Tonight we are just watching the super bowl... well, I'm not really watching it but I did buy a square on a board at my oncologist's office, so I do have a vested interest in the game! The proceeds of the board will benefit research for leukemia and lymphoma.
Am still feeling better. Am so glad about that.

2 comments:

Lila Lambert said...

This was in my readings this morning, thought of you....The more we cry out to God in the awareness of the abject emptiness that is ourselves, the more God fills us with Himself...He is so GOOD!!!

Anonymous said...

Hope all is well. Let us know when that baby girl is born, can't wait to see Audrey. I have been checking your blog to see if you wrote anything about the baby.