This years pageant was a great sucess for which Veronica and I are so greatful. I want to thank all the people who came and helped out. It meant so much to me to be able to give to the Susan Komen Foundation. We have given them this year $800.00 WOW!! Last year $600.00 we are getting better and better

One out of every 8 will be have to deal with Breast Cancer in one form or another. Please pay attention to the warning signs of your body. Have your check up once a year. Women over 40 are more prone to this disease, or who are on birth control. If you feel the need for a check up and can't afford this please let me know and I will see what I can do to help you in every way we can. That is what we are here for.

Sally was a beautiful women who had her first lump removed with she was 16. Went on to go to school graduate Salidictorian at Port Barre High, continued her education at USL made the Dean's List and the book of "Who's Who" . She was a honor roll student the whole time while in school. She was real big into getting an education.

She went on to marry her high school sweetheart Paul Lacomb, and have three children, Abby, Allen-Lee, Jacob. When Sally was 32 she found another lump, this time it was cancer. She did all the right things to do to make sure she caugt this in time. Her baby Jacob was 2 at the time.

A few years later, when hurricane Lilly came into town, she was a teacher at Eunice High School, she broke out in a rash, thinking that this was from the heat of the lights being out she didn't worry to much. Then she discovered another lump, but by this time when she had this checked the tumors were all over. This was right before thanksgiving. She continued to fight the whole time, thinking that she was going to beat this cancer. This is when we had the first Heart of Acadiana Pageant.

This courageous lady never left that pageant for one minute. She sat down the whole time at my side and never moved. When the day was finished they had to carry her out the building but she didn't want to let all the people down who helped so much. That year we raised for her 1500.00. All she wanted to do was take her family on a vacation. She never got the chance, she died one month to the date later.

The weekend of her death, she knew her time was coming. She wanted to sit in a chair and rock. So from the Friday night till the Monday this person never laid her head down, she didnt want to go. She would look in the sky and say "I love you too" but " I am not going". She would cry for her moma and say " I can't see you, Moma" all the time her moma was at her side.

Never in my life have I seen someone suffer so much and give so much to people. This has changed me forever. My own grandfather had breast cancer. Men do get this also, it has no boundries. She was so strong and wanted to live so bad, that her last words were I am not going.....

We buried Sally when her baby turned 5, it was his birthday.

Please get a check-up. I don't want to give a pageant for you...