General Archive - Surviving Medical Mayhem

Getting Through the Scary Times

Loretta Schoen 08th October 2021

Halloween can conjure up ghosts, skeletons, and scary stuff. But you know what’s really scary? Losing someone you care about. I recently lost two friends and watched how they and their families navigated this journey.

Finding the Funny on Aging

Loretta Schoen 24th September 2021

How do you feel about- you know – growing old? What is your take on aging? Do you dread it, look forward to it, handle it gracefully or find yourself being dragged kicking and screaming,

When the Time Comes

Loretta Schoen 03rd September 2021

By now most of you know that I have control issues. So you will not be surprised that I feel strongly about making my own “exit plans”. You know what I am talking about: deciding

Oops! I Lied

Loretta Schoen 04th June 2021

Habits or addictions are a tough thing to break. Researchers say that it can take 10 weeks or longer to break a habit. And then one day, you decide you will have just one cookie

The Cost of Health Care is Making Me Sick

Loretta Schoen 19th March 2021 2 comments

I’ve been putting together the information I need to prepare our taxes for 2020. No, I don’t do my own taxes because if I did I would probably be spending time in prison for tax

A Cave Man’s Story

Loretta Schoen 27th March 2020 4 comments

In times of stress, I always try to find the funny. Its a prescription I use repeatedly in surviving medical adversity. I thought we could all use a little levity at a time like this.

Valentine, Valentine, Who is Your Valentine?

Loretta Schoen 14th February 2020 01 comment

I don’t often talk about Valentine’s Day mainly because it means different things for different people. Many do not have a spouse, a boyfriend or girlfriend, or a significant other. Valentine’s Day can bring on

Who Do You Emulate?

Loretta Schoen 09th January 2020

“Mom, you sound just like Presley”. My daughter was commenting on my groans which indeed sounded more like the growls and whining of my grand dog than moans and groans of an adult human being.

Battling Biscotti

Loretta Schoen 19th December 2019 4 comments

I admit it. I am absolutely defenseless when it comes to abstaining from biscotti. Specifically Thad’s biscotti. He got the recipe from a dear friend who spent an afternoon teaching and sharing the recipe with

Are You Prepared?

Loretta Schoen 01st September 2019

Today as I sat in church I rested on the knowledge that Thad and I had done everything we could to prepare for Hurricane Dorian when and where it should hit. Living in Florida this

My First VBS (Vacation Bible Study)

Loretta Schoen 19th June 2019

I just attended my first Vacation Bible Study. Like some children, I had my reservations. I had my reasons: I didn’t really know if I’d like it, didn’t know a lot of people, and thought

Father’s Day Past & Present

Loretta Schoen 15th June 2019

I have some wonderful memories of my dad: making up songs or singing U.S. army songs with my dad as he and I ran errands around town – “Over hill, over dale, we have hit

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