Knowing When To Let Go: My Inner Battle
Here I am 17 months out from being diagnosed with breast cancer, and most people when they see me say I look great, and seem to be doing...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- May 29, 2018
- 3 min
Lighting up the Shadows
What people don’t tell you about having cancer is it doesn’t just rock your body to the lowest valley it will go. It is also casting a...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Feb 14, 2018
- 2 min
I am okay with Valentine's Day
All I have seen lately are moms snappish about how much they hate Valentine’s Day… it bums me out. I mean don’t get me wrong, I get it....
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Feb 5, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Oct 27, 2017
- 4 min
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...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Oct 20, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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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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Lauren Wiatrek
- Sep 13, 2017
- 3 min
Kicking Fear to the Curb Ninja Style...It's Bucket List Time
I want to begin by saying I am not a hypochondriac whatsoever... I am not a germaphobe either. I am not used to being “careful” or...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Sep 4, 2017
- 3 min
Am I on the clock?
Time has been a mixture of a whirlwind and a standstill since the end of May. It took a long time for my diagnosis to sink in. I still...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Aug 28, 2017
- 3 min
Enchanted
Since the beginning of my relationship with Evan, I have been enchanted by him. His tall, “big guy” exterior always made my heart beat...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Aug 26, 2017
- 3 min
Don’t Forget About Me
I have been going to a coping with breast cancer support class and we usually go around the room and talk about different subjects. Our...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Aug 18, 2017
- 4 min
Pause
Have you ever been moving through life and were forced to stop? But you weren’t ready or prepared for the stop. Kind of like slamming on...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Aug 8, 2017
- 3 min
Stuck on the Runway
Have you ever had that feeling where you were sitting on a plane, on the runway, waiting for take-off? You keep yourself busy, by...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jul 27, 2017
- 3 min
My Pity Party For One Doesn't Include a Cherry Mojito
As I sit here, with a kid’s movie playing in the background, my girls pretending to build Olaf on the playroom floor, hubby off trying to...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 18, 2017
- 2 min
Foggy Cloud
Being on chemo the first week was probably a lot like being high. I was so disconnected from reality (not really in a good way lol), I...
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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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