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Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 15, 20193 min read
Top 10 Summertime MOM Favs
It’s hard to believe that we are smack dab in the middle of June. But the rays of sunshine, sweaty kid kisses and cicadas singing their...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Aug 6, 20184 min read
Reclaiming the Summer Cancer Stole From Me Part 2
Our fifth stop was Bloomington, Indiana. We realized we were just a few hours from Aunt Lisa and Uncle Jeff’s house and decided to head...
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Lauren Wiatrek
Nov 5, 20176 min read
My circus, my monkeys.
I was told recently that there’s an old Polish (my acquired heritage by marriage) saying that goes, “Not my circus, not my monkeys.” And...
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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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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
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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Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 20, 20173 min read
There Were Never Such Devoted Sisters
When I found out we were pregnant with Henley, I was elated to have two daughters. Visions of their sisterhood immediately danced into my...
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