{"id":1289,"date":"2012-08-25T18:55:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T01:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.malcs.org\/archive-2017\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2012-08-25T18:55:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-26T01:55:58","slug":"cecilia-preciado-burciaga-diagnosed-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2012\/08\/25\/cecilia-preciado-burciaga-diagnosed-with-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cecilia Preciado Burciaga diagnosed with cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please join us in sending love, prayer, good thoughts, \"Cecilia<\/a>and all the good juju you can muster to Chicana veterana Cecilia Preciado Burciaga. \u00c2\u00a0Querida Cecilia has been fighting off pneumonia, which led to the discovery of a cancerous malignancy in her left lung. \u00c2\u00a0 She is currently getting good care at Stanford Hospital with various procedures to make her more comfortable while she undergoes chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

Few women have been more influential and beloved in encouraging Chicana\/os and Latina\/os into higher education and beyond than la querida Cecilia. \u00c2\u00a0Her daughter Rebeca \u00c2\u00a0and son To\u00c3\u00b1o write on their website<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 that they read all of the various emails, letters, and notes to Cecilia that friends are sending, and that Cecilia enjoys them very much. \u00c2\u00a0Right now, they are asking that you hold off on visits<\/em> until she is more stable. \u00c2\u00a0Rebeca and To\u00c3\u00b1o write:<\/p>\n

BUT . . . she really does love your cards, letters, emails and posts on this site<\/a>. It is especially wonderful to read her messages about how she has helped others – she tends to shy away from compliments but she’s trapped ;o). What a blessing these have been for her spirit.<\/p>\n

Today is our father’s birthday – he would have been 72.\u00c2\u00a0
\nHappy birthday Dad!
\nThank you for watching over us.
\nMom’s still fighting
\n. . . not that you’d surprised by this news . .\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Please send any emails to moc.liamgobfsctd-20990e<\/span>@agaicrub.odaicerp.ailicec<\/span> \u00c2\u00a0 For further info and regular updates, see the website at\u00c2\u00a0Caring Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Burciaga<\/p>\n

Update:<\/em><\/p>\n

Family friends Juana Guevara and Ay Nieva \u00c2\u00a0also write, if you would like to offer further local support:<\/p>\n

So many people have offered help that a few friends have brainstormed and talked to Cecilia’s two children about what might be best. So here are a couple of suggestions if you should decide to gift the family with a blessing:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. A gift card to Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Safeway, or an American Express gift card (that they could use anywhere) would be amazing. Gift cards will allow the family flexibility for everyday needs and a way to send family and friends to the store without worry about having cash to give them to pick up meals or other items that they may need for Cecilia. Email Juana at\u00c2\u00a0moc.liamgobfsctd-6fc806<\/span>@nnaujiajo<\/span><\/em>\u00c2\u00a0to help with this.<\/li>\n
  2. If you prefer to help out with a meal for the family, Rebeca’s friend Amy will be coordinating meals for Thursdays and Sundays. A group of colleagues from Cecilia’s Stanford days are already doing Tuesday dinners for the family. Email Amy at\u00c2\u00a0ten.tsacmocobfsctd-4a8900<\/span>@ylimafavein<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>to help with this.<\/li>\n
  3. Please continue prayers, thoughts and posts on the Caring Bridge site<\/a>. When Rebeca reads them to Cecilia, her spirit soars. \u00c2\u00a0As Cecilia starts her second day of Chemo treatments, we would love to have everyone join in a “virtual” prayer circle at 9 PM each evening.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thank you,
    \nJuana Guevara and Amy Nieva<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Please join us in sending love, prayer, good thoughts, and all the good juju you can muster to Chicana veterana Cecilia Preciado Burciaga. \u00c2\u00a0Querida Cecilia has been fighting off pneumonia, which led to the discovery of a cancerous malignancy in her left lung. \u00c2\u00a0 She is currently getting good care at Stanford Hospital with various […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1289","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-general-news","7":"entry","8":"override"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43,"url":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2006\/10\/03\/cecilia-burciaga-at-natl-hispanic-univ-san-jose\/","url_meta":{"origin":1289,"position":0},"title":"Cecilia Burciaga at Natl Hispanic Univ, San Jose","author":"la Webjefa","date":"October 3, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"MALCS chair Adriana Ayala is immensely pleased to note that as of July 1, veteran Chicana educator Cecilia Burciaga has been at the helm of Academics as Interim Provost at the National Hispanic University. 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