#emotions

Oct 22, 20183 min read

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, 20183 min read

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, 20182 min read

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, 20182 min read

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, 20174 min read

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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The struggle is real {with chemo brain}.

Lauren Wiatrek

Oct 20, 20173 min read

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, 20176 min read

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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Kicking Fear to the Curb Ninja Style...It's Bucket List Time

Lauren Wiatrek

Sep 13, 20173 min read

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, 20173 min read

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, 20173 min read

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, 20173 min read

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, 20174 min read

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, 20173 min read

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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My Pity Party For One Doesn't Include a Cherry Mojito

Lauren Wiatrek

Jul 27, 20173 min read

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, 20172 min read

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, 20174 min read

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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