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Formal Definition: A DIEP flap is a type of breast reconstruction in which blood vessels called deep inferior epigastric perforators...
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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 26, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Dec 11, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Aug 11, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jul 22, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 30, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 11, 2017
- 4 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 11, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 8, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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