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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 22, 20183 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
May 29, 20183 min read
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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....
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 14, 20182 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 5, 20182 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 27, 20174 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 20, 20173 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 29, 20176 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 13, 20173 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 4, 20173 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Aug 28, 20173 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Aug 26, 20173 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Aug 18, 20174 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Aug 8, 20173 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 27, 20173 min read
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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...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 18, 20172 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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