Loretta Schoen Archive - Surviving Medical Mayhem

God Trumps our Health Care

Loretta Schoen 16th February 2024

Remember the good old days when you call the doctor’s office and get a live person who answered your call without going through the Artificial Intelligence Robo sequence? You could explain the reason for the

The Teacher becomes the Student

Loretta Schoen 09th February 2024

As grandparents we love our grandchildren and spending time with them is fun if a bit exhausting and trying. Not long ago Thad and I got to spend six days taking care of them and

POOR MAN’S SOUP

Loretta Schoen 02nd February 2024

from Recipes Direct Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Yield: 8 servings I don’t know about you but the effects of the wonderful Christmas I had has descended on my desk in the form of bills!

Home Care and How to Find It

Loretta Schoen 20th January 2024

When is it time to call in the reinforcements? When your world is so small that you dread venturing out? Or is it when even the smallest chores in your home just seem too large

Is 2024 a New Beginning?

Loretta Schoen 19th January 2024 01 comment

“Years end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” – Hal Borland. There are some years where we cannot wait for

Are You a Good Neighbor? Part II

Loretta Schoen 12th January 2024

Have you ever experienced Illness? Have you been a caregiver? Maybe you have been that neighbor who gets their Friday night Hallmark movie and a bowl of ice cream interrupted by loud screams and banging

Are You a Good Neighbor?

Loretta Schoen 05th January 2024 4 comments

We live in a society that fosters independence and fear of becoming involved. We’ve all seen on the news where sometimes a good Samaritan finds themselves blamed for their involvement. So we shy away from

Merry Christmas!

Loretta Schoen 24th December 2023

The Value of Resilience

Loretta Schoen 22nd December 2023

How often during your struggles with medical mayhem have you wanted to just give up? How often did you say the words “I’m done! I can’t do it anymore!” And when we do manage to

Navigating Emotional Memories

Loretta Schoen 15th December 2023

I am a storyteller and while I love to regale those I meet with my stories I also enjoy revisiting them as well. Hopefully those that hear them enjoy them as much as I do.

Happy Chanukah

Loretta Schoen 08th December 2023

Chanukah has a special significance this year as Israel is in a fight for their lives. In the second century BCE, the Holy Land was ruled by Syrian-Greeks, who tried to force the people of

Hurting During the Holidays

Loretta Schoen 08th December 2023 2 comments

I recently attended a funeral for a young woman whose life was cut short leaving a grieving husband and two children and a plethora of family and friends dreading the thought of facing the holidays

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