Hi, Nice To Meet You… I Had Breast Cancer
It has been about 938 days since I was told I had breast cancer. Since then I have had 1 year of chemotherapy, radiation and 4 surgeries....
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Mar 12, 2019
- 3 min
Maybe It’s Okay If I’m Not Okay
Recently a new song has been coming on in my car and every time it does, I find myself turning the volume up and getting chills from the...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Nov 5, 2018
- 2 min
It’s November 4th And Yes I Still Have Cancer.
All the pink banners, balloons, ribbons and such have come down… and yet I and thousands of other women still have cancer. How nice it...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Oct 22, 2018
- 3 min
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
- Oct 1, 2018
- 2 min
Wounds
Healing from anything is difficult and takes time. Regardless of that wound being physical, emotional or mental. With a battle of breast...
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Lauren Wiatrek
- Jun 11, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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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
- 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 15, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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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
- Dec 8, 2017
- 3 min
Believing
The moment I was diagnosed I chose to take the positive route. At first this was easy, I was running on adrenaline. I have always been a...
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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
- 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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