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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!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

A nice outing in New Orleans!





Sunday night after we celebrated Ben's 18th birthday, Ricky and I headed out for an overnite date to new Orleans. I wanted to go shopping at "the bank architectural antiques" for an old cypress door that we could make into a headboard for our new king size bed. So we made it an eating extravaganza for 2 days, starting with Ben's birthday meal here, then dinner at Mr. B's Bistro, breakfast at Mother's Restaurant and lunch at Copelands Cheesecake Bistro!
We lucked out and found a great old door for a great price and our friend, Father Buddy will actually make it for us! Will post a pic when it is finished.
Tomorrow I will have my mammogram and that will wrap up all my check ups until December! Am experiencing some serious joint pain, a nasty side effect of the daily medication that I take, but try to continue to exercise daily! The nurse practitioner told me today the pain may slack off after a while. Am hoping she is right!
September seems to have slipped away so quickly, but all in all, things are good right now. Looking forward to my "friends" trip to Toledo Bend in October, then Billy, my nephew's wedding in November.
Am feeling more and more normal everyday, have even embraced my funky new hairdo!

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