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Scars Show How Hard We Fought Back
Formal Definition: A DIEP flap is a type of breast reconstruction in which blood vessels called deep inferior epigastric perforators...
Lauren Wiatrek
Aug 10, 20184 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 1, 20182 min read
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My car is basically my purse.
Any other mamas feel like their car is an extension of their purse? My sweet, amazing, acts of service husband will clean out my car… I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 26, 20181 min read
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Out of Control
I have been processing information for the last few days, trying to figure out how to put it into words. The beginning of this journey...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 11, 20173 min read
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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
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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
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It takes a village
Many think of this phrase when it comes to raising children, and is no doubt truth. But lately this phrase is how we are managing our...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 30, 20173 min read
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Armed for Battle
I was nervous walking into my first chemotherapy infusion. You already read my post about how waiting is the hardest part, well now all...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 11, 20174 min read
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Waiting is the hardest part...
In this whole rollercoaster ride, the waiting is the hardest part. The anticipation of what is to come…how it’ll feel, so many questions...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 11, 20173 min read
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Medicine Woman
For those of you that know me pretty well know that I am not a medicine woman. I don’t even take Tylenol y’all. For my first birth, I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 8, 20173 min read
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