Building Strength for Chemo

I have been home from the hospital for 6 days! When I came home, I was emaciated, malnourished, weak, and unstable. My next Chemo infusion is on Fri, Oct 3rd, and I MUST be strong enough to handle it by then. In the last 6 days, I have

  1. ‍Worked up to > 1 hour yoga per day.
  2. ‍Worked up to 2-3 walks per day.
  3. Gone from unable to eat to eating solid food (as of today!).
  4. Started a laser-focused plan to build my platelets and hemoglobin. I have spent the last 5 days spreadsheeting and starting a plan. Time to take control.
  5. (Today) Went on a mountain-filled family outing! Mountains are so healing.

➡️ Follow my journey on insta at @riseforlauren or Facebook at “Lauren Perfors – 9 month for frequent updates.

With hope & love,

Lauren's handwritten name

Lauren Perfors

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Lauren and Steve looking out over the valley at the summit

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We are profoundly heartbroken to announce that Lauren lost her courageous, hard-fought battle with cancer early Friday morning, January 16th.

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