BENEFIT FOR ANNETTE BILODEAU-FORBES
A fundraiser will be held on September 28th for Annette
Bilodeau from Bristol. She is fighting stage 4 breast cancer.
To tell you a little about Annette, she owned Bilodeau Jewelers in
Bristol for 19 years and is a Master Jeweler. She also worked as a part time bartender for 8 years for fun.
She is a lover of all animals and was always taking in the strays.
She has adopted out over 100 shelter dogs to great homes and
now she has taken in chickens and will take in goats, and let’s not forget the baby skunks she loves to save. Annette has been a volunteer at Animal Rescue Foundation
in Terryville and also helped train the Wrestling Team in
Terryville for fitness back in the late 90’s.
When Annette began her chemotherapy she had a bad
reaction to the treatments and could no longer work. Soon
afterward, she had to close her jewelry store. The store
was her life and it was a difficult change. Annette also had
to slow down with the animal rescue, just not having the
energy she used to have.
Save the Date - September 28, 2013!
Benefit Dinner to be Held for Annette Bilodeau
Annette, 43, has been fighting breast cancer for 1 1/2 years. “I
have a sister and two brothers that are putting this benefit together for me. My parents Carroll & Irene Bilodeau from Bristol have been very supportive of me all the way.”
Annette has already undergone several surgeries but
may have more to go. She will begin radiation treatments soon,
and will continue chemotherapy for the rest of her life. “There
is so much that insurance does not cover and the bills are piling
up. I would hate to lose all that I have worked so hard to gain,”
says Annette. “Any help would be greatly appreciated.” She also
adds that she would love to see some of her old friends!
Annette’s Benefit Dinner will be held at the Lyceum Hall,
Terryville on September 28th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Live
music, appetizers and desserts will be provided as well as a
donation bar. Tickets are $20.00, and will be available at the
door or can be purchased in advance by calling Ron Bilodeau
at 860-883-9611, Paul Bilodeau at 860-919-1184 or Lisa
Bilodeau (from the Terryville Library) 860-883-9617.
Bilodeau from Bristol. She is fighting stage 4 breast cancer.
To tell you a little about Annette, she owned Bilodeau Jewelers in
Bristol for 19 years and is a Master Jeweler. She also worked as a part time bartender for 8 years for fun.
She is a lover of all animals and was always taking in the strays.
She has adopted out over 100 shelter dogs to great homes and
now she has taken in chickens and will take in goats, and let’s not forget the baby skunks she loves to save. Annette has been a volunteer at Animal Rescue Foundation
in Terryville and also helped train the Wrestling Team in
Terryville for fitness back in the late 90’s.
When Annette began her chemotherapy she had a bad
reaction to the treatments and could no longer work. Soon
afterward, she had to close her jewelry store. The store
was her life and it was a difficult change. Annette also had
to slow down with the animal rescue, just not having the
energy she used to have.
Save the Date - September 28, 2013!
Benefit Dinner to be Held for Annette Bilodeau
Annette, 43, has been fighting breast cancer for 1 1/2 years. “I
have a sister and two brothers that are putting this benefit together for me. My parents Carroll & Irene Bilodeau from Bristol have been very supportive of me all the way.”
Annette has already undergone several surgeries but
may have more to go. She will begin radiation treatments soon,
and will continue chemotherapy for the rest of her life. “There
is so much that insurance does not cover and the bills are piling
up. I would hate to lose all that I have worked so hard to gain,”
says Annette. “Any help would be greatly appreciated.” She also
adds that she would love to see some of her old friends!
Annette’s Benefit Dinner will be held at the Lyceum Hall,
Terryville on September 28th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Live
music, appetizers and desserts will be provided as well as a
donation bar. Tickets are $20.00, and will be available at the
door or can be purchased in advance by calling Ron Bilodeau
at 860-883-9611, Paul Bilodeau at 860-919-1184 or Lisa
Bilodeau (from the Terryville Library) 860-883-9617.
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BRISTOL — Annette Bilodeau in 1984 began an after-school job working sales and stringing pearls at Belanger’s Jewelers, the store her older brother took over from their grandfather in 1980.
Now, after continuing in the family business by opening her own store, Bilodeau’s Jewelers, in 1993, she will be closing at the end of the year.
“The economy is rough and I just can’t be there enough now,” Bilodeau said.
She was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer two months ago, which has been affecting her ability to be at work.
“Customers want to see you. Customers want you to be there,” Bilodeau said. “It’s hard when you’re sick.”
Bilodeau has been going through chemotherapy treatments for about six weeks. When she was diagnosed, she learned the cancer had spread to her liver, and possibly other parts of her body, but she will not know for sure until she is done with chemotherapy.
“I’ve been trying to work through chemo but it’s been hard,” Bilodeau said.
After working for years at Belanger’s Jewelers, Bilodeau went to school to be a master jeweler. After her brother closed the store in 1993, she opened Bilodeau’s Jewelers at its current location on North Street.
“Everyone knew it was the same business pretty much,” she said.
Bilodeau is thankful for the support she has gotten from her customers in Bristol over the years.
“The people have been great. I’ve had a great following and everyone has been so kind,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to have a business anywhere else.”
She said at this point there’s no specific date for the store’s closing.
“It was the most difficult decision I ever had to make,” she said, later adding, “I thought I was going to be doing this forever.”
Bilodeau, 41, stressed the importance of getting mammograms.
She was under the impression her doctor would send a reminder to get her mammogram after she turned 40, but she never received such a form and therefore did not get her mammogram that year.
Although she does not know for sure, Bilodeau believes that her cancer might have been detected earlier if she had gotten her mammogram that year.
“Even if they don’t remember to tell you, you really need to start at 40,” she said.
Now, after continuing in the family business by opening her own store, Bilodeau’s Jewelers, in 1993, she will be closing at the end of the year.
“The economy is rough and I just can’t be there enough now,” Bilodeau said.
She was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer two months ago, which has been affecting her ability to be at work.
“Customers want to see you. Customers want you to be there,” Bilodeau said. “It’s hard when you’re sick.”
Bilodeau has been going through chemotherapy treatments for about six weeks. When she was diagnosed, she learned the cancer had spread to her liver, and possibly other parts of her body, but she will not know for sure until she is done with chemotherapy.
“I’ve been trying to work through chemo but it’s been hard,” Bilodeau said.
After working for years at Belanger’s Jewelers, Bilodeau went to school to be a master jeweler. After her brother closed the store in 1993, she opened Bilodeau’s Jewelers at its current location on North Street.
“Everyone knew it was the same business pretty much,” she said.
Bilodeau is thankful for the support she has gotten from her customers in Bristol over the years.
“The people have been great. I’ve had a great following and everyone has been so kind,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to have a business anywhere else.”
She said at this point there’s no specific date for the store’s closing.
“It was the most difficult decision I ever had to make,” she said, later adding, “I thought I was going to be doing this forever.”
Bilodeau, 41, stressed the importance of getting mammograms.
She was under the impression her doctor would send a reminder to get her mammogram after she turned 40, but she never received such a form and therefore did not get her mammogram that year.
Although she does not know for sure, Bilodeau believes that her cancer might have been detected earlier if she had gotten her mammogram that year.
“Even if they don’t remember to tell you, you really need to start at 40,” she said.
Article posted on the Bristol Press on October 30th, 2011
