Come, Word of God, come. Come into my heart and silence all words but Your own. Amen
My Story – Why I created this site…
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a writer. I shared this with an author friend of the family. She said “Loretta, write what you know.” But at 10 years old – What did I know? Nevertheless, I began writing poems.
Writing poetry is what got me through high school. In college, I majored in English and even took a Creative Writing class where the professor suggested I choose another career. So I did. I majored in life: working, meeting and marrying my soul mate and raising a child. I forgot about writing – it was too hard, I wasn’t good enough, I didn’t have anything to write about. Besides, it was just a childhood dream, right?
Flash forward a couple dozen years and I found myself with a plethora of experiences relating to medical issues: mine, my family, and my friends. With those experiences came the stories. Survival stories, really.
The tears and the triumphs, the laughter and the losses, all began to pour out of me and with each one there was a healing either for me or those around me.
By no means was it an easy journey and I have the battle scars to prove it. But along the way I have found pockets of wisdom and moments of sanity from the other side of that journey to the message and purpose God has for me.
And it is this knowledge that God gifted me with that spurs me to want to discuss, share and empower readers to bring a heavy dose of faith and a sprinkling of humor to whatever medical mayhem you or your loved ones may be facing.
Hopefully, with patient readers (pun intended), it is my hope that you will find this website a blessing to lessen your stressing.
The less exciting details you should know…
I was born in Glen Cove, New York and have lived in San Paolo, Brazil; Rome, Italy; North Carolina and now reside in Central Florida. I live with my husband of 43 years (and counting), in what I affectionately call “The Schoen Assisted Living Facility”.
I have a passion for music, traveling, working with abused animals and spending time with my daughter, son-in-love, and especially my grandsons, Aiden and Ryker.
I am a contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul and conduct workshops on Surviving Medical Mayhem which empowers people facing medical adversity with education, faith and humor as they navigate the medical arena.
Need More?
We are all surviving medical adversity at one time or another or know someone who is. I am available for workshops, seminars, and talks on a Christian approach to surviving medical mayhem. Fill out the form below and let me know how I can help you and to request more information.