Tag Archive for "aging" - Surviving Medical Mayhem

Phew! It isn’t Personal

Loretta Schoen 09th August 2019

Thad and I were having our personal training session where my daughter, Francesca works. She enjoys the office because the doctor, office manager, massage therapist and the other rehabilitative exercise therapist work together as a

Cogitating at 3 am

Loretta Schoen 27th June 2019 2 comments

As I trudged into the bathroom for my third visit of the night, I began to review my health status. The review went something like this. At 64 I have more aches and pains than

Judge Not Till You’re Living in Their World

Loretta Schoen 30th May 2019

Do you ever find yourself getting impatient with someone who is elderly and walking slowly ahead of you? Or maybe they are as slow as molasses in a checkout line at 5:30 pm when you

Can I Order a To-Go Cup of Sleep, Please?

Loretta Schoen 25th May 2019 2 comments

You would think I had a newborn in the house with how little I sleep. I haven’t slept through the night in about ten years. And it’s only getting worse. I have no problem falling

Remind Me to Laugh

Loretta Schoen 01st May 2019

What do you do when you are scared or in pain? Besides panicking about the worst case scenario, I mean. Thad and I have had a few of those moments in the last couple of

Lessons Still to Learn

Loretta Schoen 16th April 2019 3 comments

Although Thad and I have become experts at surviving medical adversity, heck I even wrote a book about it, we need a little fine tuning. Maybe it’s our age; after all even the simplest things

It’s Going to Take Two to Canoe – Part II – Being a Good Care Receiver

Loretta Schoen 18th March 2019

Last week I blogged about how to be a good care giver https://www.lorettaschoen.com/2019/uncategorized/2033/when-it-takes-two-to-canoe-part-1/ Today I would like to talk about being a good care receiver. If you are a person in need of care giving

When It Takes Two to Canoe – Part 1

Loretta Schoen 12th March 2019 2 comments

When It Takes Two to Canoe – Part 1 Being a Good Care giver Do you find yourself feeling anxious, to the point of panic? Are you frustrated, tired, have feelings of isolation, hopelessness or

Will You Be My Forever Valentine?

Loretta Schoen 14th February 2019 2 comments

Thad and I have celebrated 45 Valentine Days and that included a lot of chocolate for me and peanut butter/nuts/chocolate for him. But since he now sports two stents in his heart and I have

Why Plotting the Demise of My Personal Trainer Might Not Be a Good New Year’s Resolution

Loretta Schoen 01st January 2019 5 comments

Have you ever had evil thoughts enter your brain? Sure you have. Who hasn’t? Well maybe Mother Theresa never did. Nevertheless, every once in a while these evil thoughts about what I could do slither

The Cycle of Life

Loretta Schoen 02nd December 2018

Right now, I am trying to find a rose colored glasses, flower powered medical and aging perspective. Help me. You see, I am now sporting dental braces for the third time in my life. Why,

Are You Empty Inside?

Loretta Schoen 25th October 2018

A neighbor’s house is decorated for Halloween using posable skeletons: 2 human like figures and a dog. Every day the wife conjures up positions to put them in and every night the husbands sets up

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