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Rayne, Louisiana
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!

Monday, March 16, 2009

What do Keith Urban And Madelene Boudreaux have in common?

                                                             TATTOOS!!
Well tomorrow we head WEST to the Houston Rodeo. Shopping, rodeoing and KEITH URBAN! Melba has our day mapped out, making it as wonderful  as possible, down to the limo ride! And I am so pumped! Am looking forward to an outing that doesn't include scans, IV's or blood work! 
Today I got my radiation markers and tattoos! The tech wasn't very creative, she couldn't make me a nice fleur de lis or anything,  just a few permanent tattoo dots!  And  a bunch of SHARPIE  marker X's and lines. I am certainly learning something everyday about each process. I had no idea I had to be TATTOOED!   
Will try to post my rodeo experience on Wednesday when we get back  home. Am grateful to be getting away for a tiny bit and not dwell on anything related to cancer.

2 comments:

Blair Thibodeaux said...

Hey MOM, hope ya'll are rockin' out to Keith Urban right now! Miss u, hope you have a blast--You deserve it, and dad too! Bet you both look great in your rodeo get up! Can't wait to see pictures...I love you. Audrey misses Mimi & Happy too!

Anonymous said...

I so glad that yall had a great time. Make them memories. Sista in Christ.

Bridgette