I Wish I Would Have Known
Well it is half way through October and we have seen post after post about breast cancer. I will be one of the first people to tell you...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jan 25, 2019
- 3 min
Why Is Prayer Important?
I have been quite overwhelmed lately. Life just seems to be on full attack from all angles. Fear mongering is e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e and it...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Oct 15, 2018
- 5 min
Let’s Make A Real Impact This Pinktober
We are almost half way through October and the pinkwashing is everywhere you turn. Pinkwashing: The practice of a company using support...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- May 9, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Apr 3, 2018
- 3 min
Turning fret into faith.
Easter weekend 2017 will forever hold a place in my heart… quite an uncomfortable place to be honest. I was sitting on my mom’s bed, we...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Mar 29, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Mar 20, 2018
- 3 min
Beauty is Within
This is something I am learning and reminding myself of daily. When I was a child I don’t ever remember focusing on an outward...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Mar 6, 2018
- 5 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Feb 17, 2018
- 3 min
Twisting in the Wind
Sometimes I feel like a sheep being pushed and guided toward this mysterious light that gives a false sense of security. I look around...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Feb 1, 2018
- 2 min
A Bucketful of Hope
Today marked my last day of radiation. I was more emotional than I thought I would be, but then again, I have been through a lot in the...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jan 21, 2018
- 3 min
Overdrive
January has been all about overdrive for me. Every (weekday) morning I have to complete the morning dance with my kiddos…breakfast,...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Dec 26, 2017
- 4 min
On The Outside Looking In
It’s interesting how human beings work. We judge, and judge often. We don’t necessarily mean to, it is just human nature. Judging...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Nov 24, 2017
- 3 min
Acceptance
In the immediate days after my mastectomy I didn’t truly accept what had happened to me. I treated the recovery as if I had the...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Nov 16, 2017
- 3 min
Farewell Letter to my Breasts
I know this seems odd…to write a letter to my chest. But for me, they have done so much, and not only for me but for my daughters. I had...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Nov 10, 2017
- 3 min
Hardly Recognizable
Here I am four months after all my hair fell out. It was a traumatic scene for me (read about it here) and what felt like it would take...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Oct 13, 2017
- 5 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Oct 7, 2017
- 6 min
What I Think About All The Pink
A Breast Cancer Survivor's Perspective As I am rounding out my chemotherapy treatments in October, it is impossible to miss all the...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Oct 2, 2017
- 3 min
A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. Proverbs 27:9
Why are sleepovers only a thing for our youth? I think spending some quality time with women is incredibly important. Women need other...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Sep 29, 2017
- 6 min
Pink Warrior Angels
When I started this life with cancer, I had no idea the mental and emotional toll it would take. It all seemed very physical to me at...
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