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Wounds
Healing from anything is difficult and takes time. Regardless of that wound being physical, emotional or mental. With a battle of breast...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 30, 20182 min read
Farewell To My Unicorn
Today I am having another mastectomy and reconstruction surgery. It is the biggest, longest surgery I will have to go through in this...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 26, 20183 min read
Warriors Together on the Battlefield
I wake up in the morning and my hands are swollen, they hurt to even close them. I cringe as I pry open my medicine, which is a pain I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 11, 20183 min read
All Great Changes are Proceeded by Chaos
Change is hard. No one embraces change with ease or contentment…unless they are faced with such a dire circumstance that forces them to...
Lauren Wiatrek
May 8, 20183 min read
Tips for Mamas on Healthy Changes in the Kitchen
Hey hey mamas! So, I am on day 26 of my Whole30 challenge and I feel amazing. Wow have I seen serious changes! I truly feel like all I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Apr 28, 20186 min read
Whole30 Flirty and Thriving
For real though, this has been the best thing I have done for myself this year. It has been a long time coming for me to get my eggs in a...
Lauren Wiatrek
Apr 20, 20187 min read
Unmentionables.
Our church is doing a special series on mental health called, The Unmentionables. The first one was last week and it was fantastic. I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Apr 15, 20184 min read
Slap in the Face
Since I have been on the transparent train lately, I figured it was a good time as any to share what has been eating away at me. I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 28, 20184 min read
I will not be silent.
It is time to be real, to be transparent about my journey. Have you ever cared so deeply about something that it just becomes a part of...
Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 5, 20185 min read
Next Steps
Over the last eight months, I have been filling my bucket full of hope. Since my diagnosis, I was hoping that by February of this year I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 5, 20182 min read
Overdrive
January has been all about overdrive for me. Every (weekday) morning I have to complete the morning dance with my kiddos…breakfast,...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 21, 20183 min read
Don't Wait Until You're Sick To Be Well
How do you stay well in the wintertime? We dove into essential oils 2 ½ years ago. Why? Evan had terrible headaches, turned migraines....
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 15, 20185 min read
Jitters
I remember having pre-game jitters as a kid...t-ball. Being the center of attention when you were up to bat and that nervousness that...
Lauren Wiatrek
Nov 16, 20172 min read
Five months and 2 days. #nomochemo
When I first walked in to the chemotherapy room I cried. The sad, slow, tears streaming down my face, and trembling…I was scared. But...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 27, 20174 min read
The struggle is real {with chemo brain}.
Whenever we had Chemo 101, a class given a week before chemotherapy started I was told about all the side effects of chemo. Chemo brain...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 19, 20173 min read
It is well with my soul.
This is a two-part blog, first part is about my faith and my mental stability throughout this whole battle. The second part is about my...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 13, 20175 min read
Sweltering n' Frigid
*A parody of Katy Perry's Hot n' Cold...based on hot flashes from chemotherapy* My body changes its mind Like my three year old's food...
Lauren Wiatrek
Aug 11, 20171 min read
Buh Bye Red Rollercoaster of (Not so Much) Fun
This past Thursday, I finished my final AC infusion. This is the icky medicine that is harshest on the body, the one that makes hair fall...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 22, 20173 min read
Pickles & Peanut Butter
I am a foodie at heart. Food brings me joy. Now when I say that I mean…good for you, wholesome, (mostly) nutritious, made with love,...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 4, 20175 min read
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
I am almost one week past my second infusion... yesterday was a really sleepy day. I took two solid naps and was completely out of it....
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 28, 20173 min read
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