My Biggest Regret - Lauren Valdez Newsletter

I listened to writer Suleika Jaouad share her story of going through four years of life-threatening leukemia treatments. I related to her story of being hospitalized and how impossible it is to go back to normal. I spent almost 2-months hospitalized, a year in physical therapy, and had to relearn to walk after a car accident at sixteen. At 25, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Both instances threatened my ability to have children. I was left with a deep mistrust of my body– a body that fails me. I didn't realize how much trauma was lurking in my body until I was pregnant.