Hey there Pola People!!! I know it’s been a very long time since we have posted any updates or even just swung in to say hi. We are sorry for leaving y’all hanging!

Because of all the medical chaos that has gone on in our world for the last year and a half, our primary focus was on recovering and getting healthy enough to re-emerge into the pierogi slingin’ world. That said, I am happy to say that we are officially making our way back onto the scene and have decided that the best way to do so is with another Wigilia/Christmas frozen and pre-packaged pierogi pre-sale!

I was able to get all 4 of the drains removed a little over a week ago and am finally moving around a bit better on my own. For those of you who know me personally, you know how difficult it is for me to sit still and relax so this has been a difficult recovery to say the least! I met with the breast oncologist on Friday for a post-op assessment and to begin planning the second portion of the surgery which will occur sometime in mid-May. There is still quite a lot of healing that needs to occur, but everything is certainly moving in the right direction. I think the hardest part is not being able to use my arms like one normally would or pull myself up off the couch due to the large abdominal incision and muscle impairment. I will say though that it is getting a littler easier every day and I’m still quite happy with the end results.

A good friend of ours has started a go fund me to help out with all the medical and post op expenses while I’m out of work for 8-10 weeks and while I am fortunate to have insurance, I do have to pay max out of pocket and deductible before these procedures are fully covered. There is also an amazon wish list for items that would make my recovery much more comfortable and smooth like post op mastectomy clothing and specialized items made just for this procedure!

I know that it has been a long year + of vague updates on IG and FB from all of us here at PoLa and for that I apologize. I’m sure it sounds terrible and maybe slightly irresponsible but truly, the chaos has been such that I can hardly muster time enough to function like a human in my own self let alone in a social and business setting. Because of that, my ability to keep y’all in the loop has clearly shown some flaws. So, I wanted to share the abridged version of what has been going on so that we can at least all be on the same page. Or at least on the same chapter in the book of pierogi.