Tag Archive for "attitude" - Surviving Medical Mayhem

A Challenging Gift

Loretta Schoen 20th March 2026

You have to wonder why people give you certain gifts. Is there a message in the gift? What exactly are they trying to tell you? Perhaps its more devious than that – like a challenge

We’ve Come A Long Way But Arm Yourself Anyway

Loretta Schoen 06th February 2026

I hate needles! One would think that after having had breast cancer, coronary artery disease, two hip replacements, and a hysterectomy I would be cured from this fear of needles. When I went to my

Isn’t It Time Yet?

Loretta Schoen 03rd October 2025

It’s been a season. Actually its been several seasons – two years of seasons to be exact. Medical Mayhem has been a constant in our lives and has become a “new normal”. Are you there

Do You Want to Bet?

Loretta Schoen 07th March 2025

I am not a betting person but when faced with two options I find myself wondering the odds of the simplest, safest, and most successful path. For example, when I search my GPS for directions

Memorable Quotes

Loretta Schoen 28th February 2025 2 comments

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi had a great impact on society. Gandhi knew that to be happy was not

Attitude Keeps us at the Right Altitude

Loretta Schoen 01st February 2025

Gilda Radner was a talented comedic performer who also had an honest way of confronting her terminal cancer. In her autobiography, It’s Always Something the Emmy winner shares how she faced death at the age

Loretta Schoen 06th December 2024

The art of life is not controlling what happens to us, but using what happens to us. – Gloria Steinem Gloria Steinem was a key figure of the women’s liberation movement in the 1960’s and 70’s.