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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!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Malorie's Birthday Party!






Tonight we celebrated Mal's birthday. It's so nice to be celebrating things again. We had Shrimp etouffee and a delicious Pina Colada cake for dessert. It was a great evening. Blair found this really cute bottle of wine for Malorie, so fitting. Malorie is my one child whose style is certainly all her own, a mixture of vintage/eclectic/ hippie/gypsy. Her happy spirit shines through and her clothes are always a reflection of her creative flow of energy! She has also commented on more than one occasion that she was the smack in the "MiDDLE" child, placed somewhere between the older kids and the younger kids, so this cute little wine label was perfect for her! And she loved it and we love her! Happy Birthday Mal, we love you big as the sky! You are forever cool!

1 comment:

Donna Pasquier said...

Hey Mal! With only four siblings, I lucked out and got to share the MIDDLE spot! I'd say that Aunt Sheila and I have our fair share of the "Forever Cool" thing going on too! BIG Happy Birthday to you!

Love,
Aunt Donna